Milbank (SD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold Coach: Jeremy Tostenson League: Northeast Playoff Division: 11A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 2-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Mears 6'0" 185 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB Team Weaknesses: Question Marks At Starting Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 10.8 2010 National Rank: #5246 2010 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6 2011 National Rank: #6001 2011 State Rank: #22 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3683 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 30-18 (26-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 26.1 2010 Points Against Average: 23.4 2010 Differential: +2.7 2010 Wins: #5354 Redfield/Doland (Redfield) (34-28), #8861 Groton (23-6), #10118 Britton-Hecla (Britton) (35-7), #11948 Webster (39-13), #13631 Deuel (Clear Lake) (36-8) 2010 Losses: #708 Dell Rapids (24-6), #2199 West Central (Hartford) (54-20), #3043 Roncalli (Aberdeen) (29-22), #4419 Sisseton (42-20) 2010 Opponents W-L: 51-35 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004 (11A Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/2/11 Redfield/Doland (Redfield) (49-7), 9/9/11 Roncalli (Aberdeen) (24-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Redfield/Doland (Redfield), 9/9 at Roncalli (Aberdeen), 9/16 at Groton, 9/23 Madison, 9/30 Sisseton, 10/7 at Britton-Hecla (Britton), 10/14 West Central (Hartford), 10/21 at Dell Rapids Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dell Rapids (39.1), West Central (Hartford) (25.8), Roncalli (Aberdeen) (9.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Britton-Hecla (Britton) (-8.6), Madison (-6.2), Redfield/Doland (Redfield) (-1.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (9.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4907 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Redfield/Doland (Redfield) [projection: 28-19 win]