East Buchanan (Winthrop, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Columbia/Red
Coach: Matt Finn
League: A District 3 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Vincent Mossman 6'0" 185 4.60
Jordan Schultz 6'0" 200 5.10
Colton Stoddard 5'10" 165 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -38.6
2011 National Rank: #14133
2011 State Rank: #266
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -38.1
2012 National Rank: #13961
2012 State Rank: #260
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11507
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 45-41 (36-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 11.6
2011 Points Against Average: 31
2011 Differential: -19.4
2011 Wins: #14519 Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood) (33-13)
2011 Losses: #8892 Starmont (Arlington) (37-0), #9446 North Tama (Traer) (42-0), #9535 Mott [John R.] (Postville) (38-13), #11336 Don Bosco (Gilbertville) (24-6), #11619 Grundy Center (35-14), #12433 North Linn (Troy Mills) (41-6), #13051 Central (Elkader) (21-6), #13512 Valley (Elgin) (28-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-43
Recent League Championships: 2008 (A District 4), 2004 (A District 4), 2003 (A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 MFL MarMac (Monona), 8/31 at Jesup, 9/7 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank), 9/14 at North Butler (Greene), 9/21 Turkey Valley (Jackson Junction), 9/28 at Mott [John R.] (Postville), 10/5 at Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood), 10/12 North Linn (Troy Mills), 10/19 at Starmont (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Turkey Valley (Jackson Junction) (5), Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (4.5), Starmont (Arlington) (-3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood) (-49.2), Jesup (-36.8), MFL MarMac (Monona) (-34.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #221
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11811
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%