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GENERAL
Nickname: Diggers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tyler Richins
League: 3A Mountain Rivers
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dyan Pope 5'11" 160 Senior S/RB
Kyle Ostermiller 5'11" 195 Junior RB/LB
Jacob Christensen 6'1" 180 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism, Solid RBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Replacing Nearly Entire OL, LB/DL Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2016 National Rank: #5164
2016 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.3
2017 National Rank: #6298
2017 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6608
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 62-62-1 (21-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 27.7
2016 Points Against Average: 18.6
2016 Differential: +9.1
2016 Wins: #5029 Declo (13-6), #6804 Snake River (Blackfoot) (21-7), #8769 Jerome (45-27), #9577 Teton (Driggs) (29-22), #11969 Marsh Valley (Arimo) (48-6), #12616 Jackson Hole (Jackson, WY) (49-7)
2016 Losses: #2331 Shelley (44-28), #2331 Shelley (34-10), #4283 South Fremont (St. Anthony) (14-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-40
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Declo, 9/1 Jackson Hole (Jackson, WY), 9/8 at Snake River (Blackfoot), 9/15 at Marsh Valley (Arimo), 9/29 at Jerome, 10/6 South Fremont (St. Anthony), 10/13 at Teton (Driggs), 10/19 Shelley
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Fremont (St. Anthony) (23.2), Shelley (20.8), Declo (11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson Hole (Jackson, WY) (-24.4), Marsh Valley (Arimo) (-16.3), Jerome (-9.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7354
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%