Mankato West (Mankato, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Scarlets
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mark Esch
League: Big 9
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Philip Nelson 6'2.5" 210 Senior QB 4.5 [Minnesota]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.8
2011 National Rank: #753
2011 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.4
2012 National Rank: #1007
2012 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1236
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 75-27 (49-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 46.4
2011 Points Against Average: 18
2011 Differential: +28.4
2011 Wins: #1161 South St. Paul (35-14), #1564 Hutchinson (55-13), #3968 Marshall [John] (Rochester) (42-21), #4127 Waconia (44-28), #4861 Mayo (Rochester) (49-14), #5113 Faribault (63-14), #6146 Century (Rochester) (49-21), #8133 New Prague (60-14), #8394 Mankato East (Mankato) (28-11), #11666 Austin (49-21), #12404 Winona (57-0)
2011 Losses: #709 Bemidji (45-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-54
Recent State Championships: 2008 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 New Prague, 9/7 at Austin, 9/14 Winona, 9/21 at Faribault, 9/28 Marshall [John] (Rochester), 10/5 at Mayo (Rochester), 10/12 Century (Rochester), 10/17 at Mankato East (Mankato)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall [John] (Rochester) (16.7), Faribault (11.5), Mankato East (Mankato) (7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Winona (-21.5), Austin (-16.8), New Prague (-0.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (16.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7130
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%



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