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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Patrick McClearn
League: District 10 Region 1 (moving from District 10 Region 2)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -19.1
2017 National Rank: #10922
2017 State Rank: #447
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: -28.4
2018 National Rank: #9655
2018 State Rank: #391
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8291
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32
Dynasty Record: 72-86 (46-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (8th)
2017 Points For Average: 14.3
2017 Points Against Average: 47.1
2017 Differential: -32.8
2017 Wins: #11162 Lakeview (Stoneboro) (35-33), #14240 Saegertown (45-0)
2017 Losses: #767 Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (69-0), #1858 Sharon (60-7), #2570 Greenville (56-21), #4351 Sharpsville (42-21), #4920 Slippery Rock (43-7), #5146 Reynolds (Greenville) (54-0), #5715 Hickory (Hermitage) (62-7), #11090 Eisenhower (Russell) (52-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-59
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 1 A), 2007 (District 10 Region 1 A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Saegertown (45-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at Cochranton, 8/31 at Northwestern (Albion), 9/7 Eisenhower (Russell), 9/14 at Reynolds (Greenville), 9/21 Union City, 9/28 at Farrell, 10/5 at Saegertown, 10/12 at West Middlesex, 10/19 at Lakeview (Stoneboro)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Farrell (-6.8), Reynolds (Greenville) (-15.3), Union City (-31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Saegertown (-63), Lakeview (Stoneboro) (-44.1), West Middlesex (-43.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -42.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #531
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12613
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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