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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldawgs
Coach: Mark Lopez
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Payton Ball 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.65
Brandon Baeza 5'9" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Ivan Molina 5'9" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.59

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Almost All Skill Position/Secondary Players
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Experienced OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 38.3
2016 National Rank: #862
2016 State Rank: #2
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.8
2017 National Rank: #692
2017 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #373
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 123-43 (45-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 37.1
2016 Points Against Average: 19.5
2016 Differential: +17.6
2016 Wins: #1169 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (45-7), #2303 Centennial (Las Cruces) (37-15), #2383 Onate (Las Cruces) (49-30), #2710 Clovis (35-14), #2834 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (21-14), #4676 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (49-45), #5029 Carlsbad (21-7), #6271 Cibola (Albuquerque) (21-0), #7897 Hobbs (48-28), #9984 Valley (Albuquerque) (42-6), #12766 Gadsden (Anthony) (55-0)
2016 Losses: #169 Rio Rancho (39-17), #1169 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (49-42)
2016 Opponents W-L: 81-64
Recent State Championships: 2013 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (5A District 3), 2010 (5A District 3), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 3), 2008 (5A District 3), 2004 (AAAAA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 9/2 at Cibola (Albuquerque), 9/9 at Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 9/16 Valley (Albuquerque), 9/29 at Gadsden (Anthony), 10/7 Hobbs, 10/13 Carlsbad, 10/27 at Centennial (Las Cruces), 10/27 at Onate (Las Cruces), 11/3 at Mayfield (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (35.3), Onate (Las Cruces) (22.9), Mayfield (Las Cruces) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (Albuquerque) (-21.6), Gadsden (Anthony) (-21.4), Cibola (Albuquerque) (2.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (22.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4773
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 53%