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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Joe Ramunno
League: 3A Western Slope
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Bernal 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Terrance Williams 5'10" 195 Senior FB/DE 4.7
Danny Tate 6'1" 210 Senior T/DE 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Backfield/Secondary, Very Good Edge Players Defensively, Excellent Young QBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size On Lines

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2016 National Rank: #2667
2016 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.3
2017 National Rank: #3742
2017 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1972
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 131-38 (84-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 42.4
2016 Points Against Average: 16.9
2016 Differential: +25.5
2016 Wins: #4213 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (40-14), #4826 Delta (41-17), #6025 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (31-26), #6528 Rifle (49-14), #6841 Evergreen (44-3), #7399 Montrose (15-13), #8900 Eagle Valley (Gypsum) (49-0), #9446 Glenwood Springs (49-6), #11432 Summit (Frisco) (55-7), #12686 Battle Mountain (Edwards) (48-7)
2016 Losses: #2152 Holy Family (Broomfield) (52-48), #2331 Mead (Longmont) (44-40)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-61
Recent State Championships: 2003
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 9/1 Holy Family (Broomfield), 9/8 Montrose, 9/15 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/22 at Delta, 10/6 at Glenwood Springs, 10/12 Eagle Valley (Gypsum), 10/20 at Battle Mountain (Edwards), 10/26 Summit (Frisco), 11/3 at Rifle
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Family (Broomfield) (27.8), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (12.2), Delta (9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Battle Mountain (Edwards) (-29), Glenwood Springs (-16.7), Summit (Frisco) (-14.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7843
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%