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GENERAL
Nickname: Dogies
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Matt Conzelman
League: 2A East
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Quigley 5'9" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.65
Lyle Whitney 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Sawyer Roberson 6'0" 210 Junior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Young Players Will Have To Grow Up Fast, Lost 2 All-Conference Ts To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -11.8
2016 National Rank: #10092
2016 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.3
2017 National Rank: #9685
2017 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11084
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 53-76 (39-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 30.1
2016 Points Against Average: 24.7
2016 Differential: +5.4
2016 Wins: #9466 Mountain View (31-28), #13253 Moorcroft (36-14), #13292 Big Piney (45-26), #13345 Burns (49-25), #13548 Hot Springs County (Thermopolis) (50-14), #14168 Custer (SD) (48-2)
2016 Losses: #5439 Big Horn (27-7), #5439 Big Horn (40-10), #7122 Glenrock (34-7), #7548 Upton/Sundance (Upton) (34-21), #10895 Wheatland (28-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-44
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Custer (SD), 9/1 at Lovell, 9/8 at Upton/Sundance (Upton), 9/15 Torrington, 9/22 at Glenrock, 9/29 at Burns, 10/6 Moorcroft, 10/13 at Wheatland, 10/20 Hot Springs County (Thermopolis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Torrington (1.4), Upton/Sundance (Upton) (-0.7), Glenrock (-2.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Custer (SD) (-50.3), Hot Springs County (Thermopolis) (-36.4), Burns (-33.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8 (-12.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12975
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%