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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Kent Teeter
League: Great West
Playoff Division: 4A II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Gilbert 6'1" 165 Senior QB 4.65
Kaden Tichenor 6'1" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.65
Chance Rodriquez 6'1" 185 TE/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Starters Back, Made State Semis Three Years Straight
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Some Top Players Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2016 National Rank: #1476
2016 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 33.1
2017 National Rank: #1295
2017 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3626
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 102-47 (43-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.8
2016 Points Against Average: 14.3
2016 Differential: +22.5
2016 Wins: #2759 Collegiate (Wichita) (44-29), #2816 Scott (Scott City) (34-20), #2816 Scott (Scott City) (32-13), #5305 Hugoton (47-7), #5503 Colby (27-13), #6606 Ulysses (52-0), #7056 Cimarron (55-13), #7381 Kingman (28-0), #8082 Goodland (34-6), #9814 Lakin (47-14)
2016 Losses: #891 Pratt (21-14), #891 Pratt (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-47
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2008 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2007 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division I), 2006 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2003 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Cimarron, 9/8 at Scott (Scott City), 9/15 at Ulysses, 9/22 Goodland, 9/29 Colby, 10/6 at Lakin, 10/13 at Kingman, 10/20 Pratt, 10/27 at Hugoton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pratt (32.4), Scott (Scott City) (13.8), Colby (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lakin (-2.1), Cimarron (-0.4), Kingman (5.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (17.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4525
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%