Blackfoot (ID)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Broncos Colors: Green/White Coach: Stan Buck League: 4A High Country Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trae Pilster Colby Pearson Colton Dance STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Tradition, Experience, Speed Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Leaders, Toughness, Young Talent Moving Up RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 33.7 2010 National Rank: #1198 2010 State Rank: #10 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 34.9 2011 National Rank: #822 2011 State Rank: #8 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 32.9 Dynasty National Rank: #695 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3 Dynasty Record: 46-11 (13-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 32.5 2010 Points Against Average: 19.7 2010 Differential: +12.8 2010 Wins: #2298 Preston (38-7), #2318 Skyview (Nampa) (35-20), #2416 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (43-28), #3803 Idaho Falls (28-12), #3873 Skyline (Idaho Falls) (35-24), #6643 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (28-12), #7640 Madison (Rexburg) (31-8), #7814 Rigby (22-15), #8644 Jerome (62-13) 2010 Losses: #477 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (41-28), #1801 Shelley (22-21), Raymond (Alberta) (34-19) 2010 Opponents W-L: 58-48 Recent State Championships: 2009, 2007 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Idaho Falls (38-8) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Idaho Falls, 9/9 at Skyline (Idaho Falls), 9/16 Snake River (Blackfoot), 9/23 Madison (Rexburg), 9/30 at Rigby, 10/6 Shelley, 10/14 at Bonneville (Idaho Falls), 10/21 at Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shelley (28.3), Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (28), Snake River (Blackfoot) (19.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rigby (-7.1), Madison (Rexburg) (1.2), Skyline (Idaho Falls) (3.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (18.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3977 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 61% Opener: 9/2 Idaho Falls [projection: 42-21 win]