| Benton (Van Horne, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Clay Anderson League: 3A District 6 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #43 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Quintin Taylor 6'2" 245 Junior OL/DL 5.10 Alex Wallace 5'10" 265 Senior DL 5.40 Jake Peterson 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size On Lines, Talent At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Low Roster Numbers, Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -5.3 2011 National Rank: #9322 2011 State Rank: #131 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -14.8 2012 National Rank: #11269 2012 State Rank: #173 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5373 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.1 Dynasty Record: 45-38 (35-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 16 2011 Points Against Average: 23.3 2011 Differential: -7.3 2011 Wins: #6428 Washington (22-21), #10475 Mt. Vernon (24-15), #11536 South Tama County (Tama) (28-7), #12780 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (23-20) 2011 Losses: #2848 Solon (36-7), #4777 Grinnell (23-7), #6007 Williamsburg (42-7), #7636 Marion (28-14), #9381 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (18-12) 2011 Opponents W-L: 39-48 Recent League Championships: 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/7/11 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (23-20), 10/14/11 Mt. Vernon (24-15), 10/21/11 South Tama County (Tama) (28-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 8/31 at Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/7 Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin), 9/14 at Central Clinton (DeWitt), 9/21 Anamosa, 9/28 Marion, 10/5 at Maquoketa, 10/12 South Tama County (Tama), 10/19 at Solon Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Maquoketa (30.2), Solon (22.3), Central Clinton (DeWitt) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin) (-24.2), Anamosa (-16.8), South Tama County (Tama) (-16) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7351 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |