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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Tony Rayburn
League: Dulles
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire Offense Returns Except C, Secondary Experience, Improved DL Size/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Depth/Consistency

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -5.6
2016 National Rank: #8804
2016 State Rank: #209
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.4
2017 National Rank: #6042
2017 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5012
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 63-81 (40-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.5
2016 Points Against Average: 36.7
2016 Differential: -17.2
2016 Wins: #7897 Freedom (South Riding) (21-6), #10365 Park View (Sterling) (47-27), #10440 Rock Ridge (Ashburn) (35-28)
2016 Losses: #1108 Dominion (Sterling) (37-10), #1135 Woodgrove (Purcellville) (49-0), #4581 Tuscarora (Leesburg) (55-21), #4640 Heritage (Leesburg) (37-14), #4851 Loudoun Valley (Purcellville) (48-14), #5210 Champe [John] (Aldie) (38-21), #6961 Fauquier (Warrenton) (42-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-51
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Fauquier (Warrenton), 9/1 at Millbrook (Winchester), 9/8 Rock Ridge (Ashburn), 9/15 at Freedom (South Riding), 9/22 vs Riverside (Ashburn), 10/6 vs Loudoun Valley (Purcellville), 10/13 at Park View (Sterling), 10/20 Dominion (Sterling), 10/27 Woodgrove (Purcellville), 11/3 Heritage (Leesburg)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dominion (Sterling) (32.2), Woodgrove (Purcellville) (29.3), Millbrook (Winchester) (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Ashburn) (-16.4), Rock Ridge (Ashburn) (-12.5), Park View (Sterling) (-7.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5802
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%