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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jay Saravis
League: 4A League 3 (moving from 4A I-25)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lucas Geiger 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DL
Brody Dwyer 5'10" 165 Senior DB/SB
Zach Johnson 6'0" 185 Senior ATH/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 9 All-League/HM Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Difficult League

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -13.5
2021 National Rank: #8395
2021 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -32.6
2022 National Rank: #8928
2022 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9272
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.3
Dynasty Record: 83-106 (46-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2021 Points For Average: 35.7
2021 Points Against Average: 14.2
2021 Differential: +21.5
2021 Wins: #7536 Falcon (10-6), #10621 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (48-15), #11721 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (29-16), #12263 Thornton (53-6), #13281 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (59-6), #13439 Liberty (Colorado Springs) (49-0), #13605 Sierra (Colorado Springs) (48-0), #13896 Mitchell (Colorado Springs) (50-0)
2021 Losses: #3484 Golden (47-6), #5473 Pueblo East (Pueblo) (27-10), #9327 Widefield (Colorado Springs) (33-31)
2021 Opponents W-L: 39-69
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; 4A I-25), 2020 (4A I-25)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Pueblo East (Pueblo), 9/2 Greeley Central (Greeley), 9/9 Canon City, 9/17 Centennial (Pueblo), 9/23 Denver South (Denver), 9/30 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy), 10/7 Rampart (Colorado Springs), 10/14 at Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/21 Palmer Ridge (Monument), 10/27 Coronado (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Palmer Ridge (Monument) (16.3), Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (10.6), Denver South (Denver) (-4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Pueblo) (-62.6), Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-40.4), Coronado (Colorado Springs) (-38.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.2 (-26.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6943
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%