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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Chris Heilman
League: York-Adams 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #68

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Delunche Shaw Senior RB
Cole Stremmel Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, LB Experience, Athletic Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding Lines

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.7
2016 National Rank: #6980
2016 State Rank: #296
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.8
2017 National Rank: #7833
2017 State Rank: #324
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3702
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 87-64 (53-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 15.6
2016 Points Against Average: 20.1
2016 Differential: -4.5
2016 Wins: #3596 Central York (York) (14-11), #9233 Gettysburg (35-0), #9307 Penn [William] (York) (28-13), #12026 New Oxford (50-6)
2016 Losses: #1864 Red Lion (42-13), #2169 Manheim Township (Lancaster) (35-0), #3234 Carlisle (21-9), #3536 Northeastern (Manchester) (31-0), #4327 Dallastown (35-7), #6528 Spring Grove (7-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 54-50
Recent League Championships: 2011 (York-Adams I), 2009 (tied for 1st; York-Adams I), 2006 (York Adams 1), 2004 (York Area 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Gettysburg, 9/8 Manheim Township (Lancaster), 9/15 Carlisle, 9/22 at New Oxford, 9/29 Central York (York), 10/6 at Red Lion, 10/13 Dallastown, 10/20 at Penn [William] (York), 10/27 Northeastern (Manchester), 11/3 at Spring Grove
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manheim Township (Lancaster) (31.7), Central York (York) (25.1), Red Lion (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: New Oxford (-24.2), Penn [William] (York) (-7.4), Gettysburg (-5.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #212
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4803
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%