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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Silver/Gold/Black
Coach: Shane Phelan
League: 1A Western Slope
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

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

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Hanks 5'9" 220 Senior FB/LB 4.71
Brayden Woodward 6'3" 200 Senior OL/DL 4.7
Tannen Kennedy 5'10" 165 Senior RB/LB 4.67

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, GPA
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 4.9
2017 National Rank: #5757
2017 State Rank: #59
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.1
2018 National Rank: #5786
2018 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9512
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 89-53 (52-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 35.4
2017 Points Against Average: 7.9
2017 Differential: +27.5
2017 Wins: #7616 Paonia (31-14), #9861 Monte Vista (30-7), #10011 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (30-7), #10211 Highland (Ault) (40-0), #10633 Cornerstone Christian Academy (Westminster) (50-0), #11061 Hotchkiss (36-7), #11321 Olathe (52-21), #11837 Cedaredge (33-0), #12496 Grand Valley (Parachute) (34-7), #12567 Holyoke (39-6)
2017 Losses: #5799 Limon (18-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-49
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Aspen, 8/31 at Coal Ridge (New Castle), 9/14 at Limon, 9/28 Grand Valley (Parachute), 10/5 at Cedaredge, 10/12 Paonia, 10/19 at Olathe, 10/26 at Hotchkiss
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Limon (-1.6), Paonia (-20), Coal Ridge (New Castle) (-30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hotchkiss (-44.7), Cedaredge (-40.1), Grand Valley (Parachute) (-39.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8 (-10.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11260
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%