Brookings (SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Red/Black Coach: Lee Schmidt League: Eastern South Dakota Playoff Division: 11AA Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mikey Daniel 6'0" 215 Senior RB Dayton Bender 5'7" 165 Senior WR Carter Gordon 6'1" 180 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 4.2 2013 National Rank: #6900 2013 State Rank: #24 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.8 2014 National Rank: #3763 2014 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7118 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9 Dynasty Record: 49-65 (31-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2013 Points For Average: 17.1 2013 Points Against Average: 23 2013 Differential: -5.9 2013 Wins: #7683 Huron (20-13), #8621 Mitchell (21-18), #13174 Spearfish (47-0) 2013 Losses: #443 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (28-7), #1294 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (59-19), #2843 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (16-7), #3662 Watertown (29-14), #6136 Harrisburg (16-7), #6390 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (28-12) 2013 Opponents W-L: 48-40 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 11AA Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Huron (28-7) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Huron, 9/5 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/12 at Spearfish, 9/19 Brandon Valley (Brandon), 9/26 at Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 10/3 at Harrisburg, 10/10 Mitchell, 10/23 at Watertown Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (38), Brandon Valley (Brandon) (24.3), Watertown (17.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Spearfish (-20.3), Huron (-2), Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (1.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (14.3 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4884 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |