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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Bears
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rob Stanton
League: AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevin Gradney 6'1" 180 Senior CB/WR 4.61
Jesse Owens 5'9" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.67
Conner Paul 6'2" 250 OL/DL 5.43

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR/RB, DB Speed, Experience
Team Weaknesses: LB/OL Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -11.8
2017 National Rank: #9559
2017 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.8
2018 National Rank: #8762
2018 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3022
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.7
Dynasty Record: 115-58 (99-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-4 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.6
2017 Points Against Average: 28.2
2017 Differential: -3.6
2017 Wins: #8877 Sentinel (Missoula) (14-9), #9392 Flathead (Kalispell) (27-20), #10165 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (35-32), #11047 Skyview (Billings) (43-27), #11741 Great Falls (31-20), #12335 Butte (56-53)
2017 Losses: #3668 Billings (35-3), #5430 Helena (42-7), #8440 Capital (Helena) (24-16), #8847 Big Sky (Missoula) (33-25), #9049 Bozeman (15-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-55
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 vs Big Sky (Missoula), 8/31 at Bozeman, 9/7 vs Flathead (Kalispell), 9/14 vs Great Falls, 9/21 vs Skyview (Billings), 9/28 vs Butte, 10/5 vs Capital (Helena), 10/12 vs Sentinel (Missoula), 10/18 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 10/26 at Billings
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Billings (-12.6), Sentinel (Missoula) (-15.5), Bozeman (-22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Great Falls (-42.8), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (-42), Skyview (Billings) (-41.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 (-4.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11652
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%