Rugby (ND) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Scott Grochow League: AA West Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kyle Lovcik 6'0" 185 Senior LB Kris Leier 5'11" 190 Senior OL/LB Josh Michels 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Youth, Line Depth, Speed In Secondary Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -22 2011 National Rank: #12458 2011 State Rank: #51 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -19.5 2012 National Rank: #12016 2012 State Rank: #46 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6056 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.8 Dynasty Record: 48-39 (38-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 15.7 2011 Points Against Average: 32 2011 Differential: -16.3 2011 Wins: #9703 Beulah (31-28), #13602 Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (43-25) 2011 Losses: #1212 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (38-7), #6925 Bottineau (38-0), #7406 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (38-6), #8836 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal (Carrington) (28-6), #9340 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (41-13), #9666 Bishop Ryan/Sawyer (Minot) (24-21), #12323 Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (28-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 52-35 Recent League Championships: 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey), 8/31 at Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton), 9/7 at Beulah, 9/14 Bottineau, 9/21 at Trinity/New England (Dickinson), 9/28 at Turtle Mountain (Belcourt), 10/5 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck), 10/11 vs Bishop Ryan/Sawyer (Minot), 10/16 Carrington Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (28.7), Bottineau (2.5), Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (0.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (-36.6), Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (-21), St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (-10.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9322 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |