Cheney (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Cory Brack League: Central Plains Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #39 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chad Harbour-Nordahl 5'9" 155 Senior WR/DB Turner Beilman 5'11" 150 Senior WR/DB Mason Schell 5'10" 145 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hungry, Motivated/Smart Team Weaknesses: New Coach, Some Question Marks Up Front RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 0.4 2011 National Rank: #7841 2011 State Rank: #124 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -1.1 2012 National Rank: #8272 2012 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5644 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6 Dynasty Record: 46-37 (41-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 18.1 2011 Points Against Average: 25 2011 Differential: -6.9 2011 Wins: #8976 Medicine Lodge (23-20), #9768 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (27-14), #12330 Bluestem (Leon) (46-0), #12413 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (16-12) 2011 Losses: #207 Conway Springs (49-12), #1076 Garden Plain (48-0), #4017 Andale (22-19), #4990 Trinity (Hutchinson) (27-6), #6886 Maize South (Wichita) (33-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 52-43 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/27/11 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (27-14) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Belle Plaine, 9/7 Independent (Wichita), 9/14 Trinity Academy (Wichita), 9/21 at Conway Springs, 9/28 Garden Plain, 10/5 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony), 10/12 at Nickerson, 10/19 at Buhler, 10/25 Andale Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Conway Springs (49.4), Garden Plain (36.6), Buhler (30) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Independent (Wichita) (-32.6), Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (-9.1), Trinity Academy (Wichita) (-7.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4195 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%