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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Lee
League: 4A Region 12 (moving from 5A Region 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Beau Robinson 6'1.5" 195 Senior RB/OLB 4.79
Creedyn Foulger 6'2" 230 Senior TE/MLB 4.9
Nick Neathercott 6'3" 210 Senior WR/CB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, OL, Many Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: QB Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.9
2016 National Rank: #3877
2016 State Rank: #57
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.4
2017 National Rank: #2673
2017 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1332
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 92-65 [93-64 on the field] (50-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19
2016 Points Against Average: 31.2
2016 Differential: -12.2
2016 Wins: #3883 Clearfield (21-20), #7099 Spring Valley (Las Vegas, NV) (36-6), #7692 Logan (41-13)
2016 Losses: #305 Fremont (Plain City) (56-14), #676 Highland (Salt Lake City) (49-25), #872 Roy (30-0), #1176 Sky View (Smithfield) (45-13), #2775 Northridge (Layton) (35-14), #3116 Weber (Pleasant View) (27-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-49
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region 5), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5), 2009 (4A Region 5), 2008 (4A Region 5), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5), 2005 (4A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Highland (Salt Lake City), 8/25 Wasatch (Heber City), 9/1 Box Elder (Brigham City), 9/8 Stansbury (Tooele), 9/15 at Ridgeline (Millville), 9/22 Sky View (Smithfield), 9/29 at Bear River (Garland), 10/6 Logan, 10/13 at Green Canyon (North Logan), 10/18 at Tooele
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sky View (Smithfield) (41.5), Highland (Salt Lake City) (32.8), Tooele (30)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Logan (-4.7), Box Elder (Brigham City) (17.2), Wasatch (Heber City) (21.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1526
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%