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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Blue/Green/Black
Coach: Michael Knight
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Wistisen 5'11" 265 Senior DT/OL
Ty Burke 6'0" 170 Junior WR/S
Casey Blackley 6'1" 240 Senior OL/DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Wyatt Bowles 6'5" 270 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Continuity, Players In Key Positions Return
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37.3
2017 National Rank: #876
2017 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 16.8
2018 National Rank: #1299
2018 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40
Dynasty National Rank: #517
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.2
Dynasty Record: 77-44 (43-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.8
2017 Points Against Average: 17.1
2017 Differential: +5.7
2017 Wins: #646 Jordan (Sandy) (24-21), #1687 Fremont (Plain City) (28-14), #1762 West Jordan (28-7), #2255 Bountiful (30-7), #2841 Clearfield (38-14), #4603 Davis (Kaysville) (35-0), #6838 Layton (27-17)
2017 Losses: #18 Bingham (South Jordan) (37-7), #426 Weber (Pleasant View) (23-0), #1378 Northridge (Layton) (21-10), #1902 Roy (27-24)
2017 Opponents W-L: 63-55
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2012 (5A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Roy, 8/24 at Herriman (West Herriman), 8/31 at Northridge (Layton), 9/7 at Bountiful, 9/14 at Layton, 9/20 Weber (Pleasant View), 9/28 at Fremont (Plain City), 10/5 Clearfield, 10/12 Davis (Kaysville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Weber (Pleasant View) (26.3), Herriman (West Herriman) (23.3), Roy (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Layton (-9.3), Davis (Kaysville) (-7.6), Clearfield (-4.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3 (37.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #920
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%