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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Silver/Gold/Black
Coach: Shane Phelan
League: 1A Western Slope
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

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

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Hughes 6'1" 215 Senior QB/DE 4.86
Doak Mantle 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.68
Eli Newman 6'3" 225 Senior OL/DL 5.15

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: GPA
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 19.3
2016 National Rank: #3273
2016 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.8
2017 National Rank: #3632
2017 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8790
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 79-52 (47-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 33.5
2016 Points Against Average: 14.2
2016 Differential: +19.3
2016 Wins: #3684 Bennett (34-24), #4440 Paonia (12-7), #5860 Cedaredge (42-14), #6102 Platte Canyon (Bailey) (28-15), #8769 Highland (Ault) (18-8), #9553 Grand Valley (Parachute) (52-6), #10384 Olathe (46-21), #10488 Ellicott (Calhan) (43-6), #10583 Monte Vista (45-9), #10996 Holyoke (36-20), #11590 Hotchkiss (36-7), #13582 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (30-14)
2016 Losses: #1609 Strasburg (34-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-52
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Highland (Ault), 9/1 Coal Ridge (New Castle), 9/9 at Holyoke, 9/22 Monte Vista, 9/29 Hotchkiss, 10/6 at Grand Valley (Parachute), 10/13 Cedaredge, 10/20 at Paonia, 10/27 Olathe
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cedaredge (13.6), Paonia (6.9), Grand Valley (Parachute) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Coal Ridge (New Castle) (-45.1), Holyoke (-26.4), Hotchkiss (-26)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 (1.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11476
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 52%