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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Phillip Wiggins
League: 3A-1 Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Mitchell 5'7" 165 Senior QB 4.6
Zach Flick 6'1" 260 Senior OL 5.0
Calem Smith 6'1" 225 DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Speed

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2016 National Rank: #4305
2016 State Rank: #476
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.2
2017 National Rank: #6821
2017 State Rank: #702
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #8532
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 52-92 (22-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.8
2016 Points Against Average: 23.3
2016 Differential: +2.5
2016 Wins: #4264 Muleshoe (31-24), #7759 Grape Creek (San Angelo) (62-29), #8082 Shallowater (13-7), #8606 Sanford-Fritch (Fritch) (51-14), #9446 Dalhart (51-6), #9730 Friona (21-14), #11865 Slaton (35-6)
2016 Losses: #993 Brock (62-6), #1176 Seminole (29-12), #1257 Canadian (44-7), #3410 Stratford (29-6), #4377 Littlefield (16-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 81-61
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Stratford, 9/8 at Canadian, 9/15 Dalhart, 9/22 at Seminole, 9/29 at Sanford-Fritch (Fritch), 10/13 Friona, 10/20 at Muleshoe, 10/27 Shallowater, 11/3 at Slaton, 11/10 Littlefield
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Seminole (38.1), Canadian (25.4), Stratford (25)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Slaton (-26), Dalhart (-13.5), Friona (-9.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (11.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #640
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5629
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%