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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brett Mertens
League: 4A Metro
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

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

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Simmons 5'10" 195 Senior ILB/G
Emmert Kastendieck 5'6" 150 Senior RB/C
Keagan Goodwin 5'10" 165 Junior QB/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2018 National Rank: #1263
2018 State Rank: #18
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2019 National Rank: #811
2019 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2711
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 118-62 (45-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 29.5
2018 Points Against Average: 18.4
2018 Differential: +11.1
2018 Wins: #1519 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (24-12), #1631 Palisade (21-17), #1718 Greeley West (Greeley) (28-14), #2799 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (21-13), #3021 Durango (41-36), #3607 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (26-14), #4266 Heritage (Littleton) (54-28), #7272 Denver South (Denver) (44-14), #7557 Grand Junction (31-12), #9840 Gateway (Aurora) (42-0), #10272 Aurora Central (Aurora) (43-16)
2018 Losses: #81 Loveland (42-0), #1339 Ponderosa (Parker) (21-9)
2018 Opponents W-L: 89-59
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A Foothills), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/5A Southwest), 2012 (4A/5A Southwest), 2009 (4A/5A Southwest), 2008 (4A/5A Southwest), 2007 (4A Southwestern), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 9/5 Grand Junction, 9/13 Durango, 9/26 Palisade, 10/4 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/11 Heritage (Littleton), 10/19 at Denver South (Denver), 10/26 Gateway (Aurora), 11/1 Ponderosa (Parker), 11/8 Aurora Central (Aurora)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Palisade (16), Ponderosa (Parker) (15), Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Aurora Central (Aurora) (-37), Gateway (Aurora) (-27.3), Grand Junction (-16.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (18.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2649
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 48%