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GENERAL
Nickname: Railroaders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Brad Rose
League: 3A Northern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Green 5'11" 175 Senior QB/OLB
Justice Rice-Misa 6'2" 235 Senior DE/TE
Julian Pulido 6'2" 175 Sophomore WR/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Several Key Offensive Play-Makers Returning, 3 Of 5 OL Are Back, DL Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: LBs

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -24.5
2018 National Rank: #11369
2018 State Rank: #57
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -38.3
2019 National Rank: #11038
2019 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #12188
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 46-109 (26-87 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (8th)
2018 Points For Average: 18.3
2018 Points Against Average: 37.6
2018 Differential: -19.3
2018 Wins: #11622 South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA) (29-6), #13671 Dayton (41-15)
2018 Losses: #1175 Churchill County (Fallon) (49-0), #2432 Truckee (CA) (50-7), #5692 Fernley (52-20), #6360 Douglas (Minden) (59-22), #7467 Lowry (Winnemucca) (35-22), #7585 Spring Creek (28-6), #8114 Elko (44-6), #10486 North Valleys (Reno) (38-30)
2018 Opponents W-L: 57-51
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Hug [Procter R.] (Reno), 8/30 Lowry (Winnemucca), 9/6 at South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA), 9/13 at Paradise (CA), 9/20 Elko, 9/27 at Spring Creek, 10/4 Fernley, 10/11 Truckee (CA), 10/18 at Churchill County (Fallon), 10/25 at North Valleys (Reno)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Churchill County (Fallon) (19.4), Paradise (CA) (2.7), Truckee (CA) (-2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Valleys (Reno) (-41.4), South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA) (-32), Elko (-30.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6397
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2019 Projected League Finish: 8th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%