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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Coach: Justin Foust
League: 2A District 3 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Garrison Weems 6'0" 165 Junior QB/DB
Shane Barnwell 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL
Casey McCarty 5'9" 140 Junior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Relying On Many Freshmen

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 3.9
2017 National Rank: #5993
2017 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.1
2018 National Rank: #8382
2018 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12581
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 97-66 (34-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 44.1
2017 Points Against Average: 13.7
2017 Differential: +30.4
2017 Wins: #8398 Santa Rosa (36-32), #9733 Estancia (48-12), #10291 Tularosa (51-0), #10603 Dexter (57-12), #10603 Dexter (48-22), #12118 Jal (54-0), #12933 Texico (56-12), #13433 New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell) (50-0), #13872 Loving (63-12), #13955 Clayton (49-0), #14172 Hagerman (48-0)
2017 Losses: #3347 Eunice (42-0), #3347 Eunice (34-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-71
Recent State Championships: 2016 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A District 4), 2013 (1A District 3), 2012 (1A District 3), 2006 (2A District 4), 2005 (A District 4), 2003 (A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Hagerman, 8/31 New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell), 9/7 Jal, 9/14 Texico, 9/21 Loving, 10/5 Estancia, 10/12 at Lordsburg, 10/19 at Mescalero Apache (Mescalero), 10/26 Cloudcroft
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Estancia (-21.1), Jal (-45.8), Texico (-47.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hagerman (-67), Loving (-57.6), New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell) (-53.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.8 (-13 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12924
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%