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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Casey Pelton
League: 4A Northern (moving from 4A Longs Peak)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Robbie Coffin 6'4" 175 Senior QB 4.9
Drake Cortez 5'10" 165 Senior WR 4.65
Wyatt Verbeek 5'8" 175 Senior DB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Experienced Senior Class, Skill Position Returners, Depth At Many Spots
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Very Productive Senior Class, Many Line Starters Lost, Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6.7
2017 National Rank: #5354
2017 State Rank: #52
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.3
2018 National Rank: #5611
2018 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7066
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 70-81 (47-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 24.8
2017 Points Against Average: 15.1
2017 Differential: +9.7
2017 Wins: #5796 Greeley West (Greeley) (27-14), #6990 Fort Collins (28-21), #9078 Grand Junction (36-7), #9561 Heritage (Littleton) (20-3), #10639 Prairie View (Henderson) (38-6), #13157 Niwot (56-0)
2017 Losses: #2073 Loveland (34-12), #2613 Broomfield (24-7), #4053 Monarch (Louisville) (14-10), #6339 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (28-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 47-60
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A East Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Prairie View (Henderson), 8/31 Wheat Ridge, 9/7 Chatfield (Littleton), 9/14 Skyline (Longmont), 9/21 at Greeley Central (Greeley), 10/5 at Mountain View (Loveland), 10/12 Greeley West (Greeley), 10/19 at Longmont, 10/26 Broomfield, 11/2 at Windsor
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Broomfield (11.7), Longmont (9.2), Windsor (1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Greeley Central (Greeley) (-36), Mountain View (Loveland) (-30.3), Prairie View (Henderson) (-25)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4822
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%