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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Kirk Karsen
League: 6A District 6 (moving from 7A District 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tony Bartalo 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.6
Chance Coleman 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.5
Hunter Mintzer 6'0" 205 Senior SS 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: Unproven OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 27.8
2018 National Rank: #1523
2018 State Rank: #125
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2019 National Rank: #944
2019 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2861
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 89-82 (43-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 22.5
2018 Points Against Average: 15.5
2018 Differential: +7
2018 Wins: #807 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (21-20), #1972 Sickles (Tampa) (28-2), #4146 Lennard (Ruskin) (35-12), #4615 Freedom (Tampa) (7-3), #6907 Wharton (Tampa) (14-0), #7874 Brandon (30-8), #10302 Leto (Tampa) (55-0)
2018 Losses: #239 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (44-34), #239 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (36-16), #784 Chamberlain (Tampa) (21-0), #1673 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (24-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 7A District 7), 2007 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa), 8/30 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 9/6 at Plant City, 9/13 East Bay (Gibsonton), 9/27 Fivay (Hudson), 10/4 at Chamberlain (Tampa), 10/11 Land O' Lakes, 10/18 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 10/25 at Freedom (Tampa), 11/1 Armwood (Seffner)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Armwood (Seffner) (61.6), Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (35.8), Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (21.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Fivay (Hudson) (-25.4), Freedom (Tampa) (-15.7), Land O' Lakes (-9.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (22.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #612
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%