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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Dennis Diviney
League: Southeast
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Gaines 6'0" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.65
Craig Borba 6'2" 225 Senior QB 5.1
Jacob Breazeale 6'2" 285 Senior T 5.3

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -15.3
2016 National Rank: #10772
2016 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -9.8
2017 National Rank: #9590
2017 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3384
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4
Dynasty Record: 74-54 (45-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.9
2016 Points Against Average: 29.4
2016 Differential: -7.5
2016 Wins: #13031 Barrow (24-14), #13762 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (48-6), #14108 Ketchikan (58-14)
2016 Losses: #2652 Soldotna (57-13), #2652 Soldotna (25-21), #3648 Bartlett (Anchorage) (49-7), #5008 Rainier (OR) (42-6), #5877 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (36-0), #10895 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (22-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-25
Recent State Championships: 2004 (Large)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2008 (Northern Railbelt), 2004 (Northern Railbelt)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/11 at Palmer, 8/18 Kenai Central (Kenai), 8/25 at Wasilla, 9/1 Barrow, 9/8 Lathrop (Fairbanks), 9/15 Thunder Mountain (Juneau), 9/23 vs Juneau-Douglas (Juneau), 9/27 at Ketchikan
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lathrop (Fairbanks) (13.3), Palmer (-1.3), Kenai Central (Kenai) (-12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ketchikan (-44.5), Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (-32.4), Barrow (-23.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 (-0.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12372
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%