La Grande (OR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Dave Collinsworth League: 4A Greater Oregon Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jon Lister 6'1" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.02 Erick Jacobs 5'7" 140 Senior RB/DB 4.62 Noah Sofe 5'8" 140 Senior RB/DB 4.67 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Good Senior Class Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, A Few Holes On Defense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.3 2010 National Rank: #10253 2010 State Rank: #118 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -12.8 2011 National Rank: #11044 2011 State Rank: #128 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9577 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8 Dynasty Record: 15-33 (5-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 22.2 2010 Points Against Average: 33.2 2010 Differential: -11 2010 Wins: #10737 Roosevelt (Portland) (36-27), #12280 McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater) (28-19), #12857 Grant Union (John Day) (41-6), #14365 Umatilla (37-12) 2010 Losses: #1525 Baker (Baker City) (34-19), #2814 Weiser (ID) (41-0), #4951 Siuslaw (Florence) (48-21), #6305 Vale (33-7), #7062 Ontario (63-20), #8625 Pendleton/Nixyaawii Community (Pendleton) (49-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 54-48 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (3A Greater Oregon) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Vale, 9/9 Fruitland (ID), 9/16 Weiser (ID), 9/23 at Pendleton, 9/30 at Grant Union (John Day), 10/14 Ontario, 10/21 McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater), 10/28 at Baker (Baker City) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fruitland (ID) (40.4), Baker (Baker City) (30.5), Weiser (ID) (22.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grant Union (John Day) (-23.7), McLoughlin (Milton-Freewater) (-19.8), Ontario (4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (-1.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5361 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Vale [projection: 35-14 loss]