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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldawgs
Coach: Mark Lopez
League: 6A District 3/4 (moving from 6A District 3)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ivan Molina Senior WR/DB
Chase Chaloupek Senior RB
Austin Salas Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 40.2
2017 National Rank: #675
2017 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2018 National Rank: #1205
2018 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 38.8
Dynasty National Rank: #597
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 133-45 (51-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 43.2
2017 Points Against Average: 14.9
2017 Differential: +28.3
2017 Wins: #1533 Rio Rancho (28-10), #1733 Hobbs (56-21), #1986 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (56-34), #3679 Centennial (Las Cruces) (42-13), #5675 Cibola (Albuquerque) (56-19), #6288 Carlsbad (45-6), #6437 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (49-13), #8079 Onate (Las Cruces) (55-0), #9297 Valley (Albuquerque) (49-7), #11642 Gadsden (Anthony) (51-0)
2017 Losses: #180 Manzano (Albuquerque) (28-10), #590 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (28-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-65
Recent State Championships: 2013 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (6A District 3), 2016 (6A District 3), 2012 (5A District 3), 2010 (5A District 3), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 3), 2008 (5A District 3), 2004 (AAAAA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Manzano (Albuquerque), 8/31 Eldorado (Albuquerque), 9/7 at La Cueva (Albuquerque), 9/14 at Rio Rancho, 9/20 at Gadsden (Anthony), 9/29 Hobbs, 10/5 Centennial (Las Cruces), 10/19 at Onate (Las Cruces), 10/26 Carlsbad, 11/2 at Mayfield (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: La Cueva (Albuquerque) (38.6), Manzano (Albuquerque) (30), Eldorado (Albuquerque) (13.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-48.2), Onate (Las Cruces) (-30.8), Carlsbad (-13.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (22.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2677
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%