| Capital (Helena, MT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bruins Colors: Brown/Gold Coach: Pat Murphy League: AA Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gunnar Brekke 6'0" 185 Senior DB/RB 4.58 Levi Dawes 6'3" 195 Senior DE/OL 4.73 Brian Sinrud 6'1" 170 Senior DB/QB 4.64 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Underclassmen, JV Talent Moving Up, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Starter Experience, Must Be Tougher/More Physical RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 39.5 2011 National Rank: #780 2011 State Rank: #3 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.8 2012 National Rank: #1176 2012 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.2 Dynasty National Rank: #558 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8 Dynasty Record: 93-18 (75-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 12-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 35.8 2011 Points Against Average: 9.8 2011 Differential: +26 2011 Wins: #2325 Billings West (Billings) (39-14), #2839 Helena (20-13), #2839 Helena (27-0), #4734 Glacier (Kalispell) (35-23), #4994 Billings (10-7), #5771 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (31-0), #6262 Butte (51-14), #6262 Butte (42-7), #8216 Great Falls (41-0), #8265 Flathead (Kalispell) (55-7), #9243 Big Sky (Missoula) (57-6), #11042 Sentinel (Missoula) (47-13) 2011 Losses: #2325 Billings West (Billings) (24-10) 2011 Opponents W-L: 85-62 Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 7 Streak List: 10/7/11 Flathead (Kalispell) (55-7), 10/14/11 Butte (51-14), 10/21/11 Glacier (Kalispell) (35-23), 10/29/11 Helena (20-13), 11/4/11 Butte (42-7), 11/11/11 Helena (27-0), 11/18/11 Billings West (Billings) (39-14) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 vs Big Sky (Missoula), 8/31 vs Billings, 9/7 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 9/14 vs Sentinel (Missoula), 9/21 at Great Falls, 9/28 vs Billings West (Billings), 10/5 vs Flathead (Kalispell), 10/12 at Butte, 10/19 vs Glacier (Kalispell), 10/27 vs Helena Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Billings West (Billings) (25.4), Helena (22.3), Glacier (Kalispell) (13.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sentinel (Missoula) (-13.5), Big Sky (Missoula) (-5), Flathead (Kalispell) (-0.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (11.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5229 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 66% |