| Custer (SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Russ Bailey League: Black Hills - Crazy Horse Playoff Division: 11B Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joel Thomsen 6'1" 180 Senior WR/S David Sigdestad 5'11" 210 Senior TE/ILB Sam Mertz 6'2" 190 Senior C/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience At Skill Positions, Quickness On Lines Team Weaknesses: Replacing Senior Leadership RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2013 National Rank: #7854 2013 State Rank: #30 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.4 2014 National Rank: #8031 2014 State Rank: #30 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #10274 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 54-51 (19-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 28.1 2013 Points Against Average: 12.2 2013 Differential: +15.9 2013 Wins: #7441 Newcastle (WY) (20-13), #11409 Bennett County (Martin) (33-8), #11409 Bennett County (Martin) (26-8), #13041 Red Cloud (Pine Ridge) (46-7), #13563 Pine Ridge (53-0), #13858 Lead-Deadwood (Lead) (35-0), #14204 Little Wound (Kyle) (42-7) 2013 Losses: #1777 Parkston (34-6), #6968 Hot Springs (28-14), #10836 Belle Fourche (17-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 55-41 Recent League Championships: 2013 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Newcastle (WY) (30-8) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Newcastle (WY), 9/5 at Bennett County (Martin), 9/12 at Red Cloud (Pine Ridge), 9/19 Lead-Deadwood (Lead), 9/26 Belle Fourche, 10/3 at Little Wound (Kyle), 10/17 Pine Ridge, 10/23 at Hot Springs Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Newcastle (WY) (3.6), Hot Springs (-3), Bennett County (Martin) (-15.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Little Wound (Kyle) (-42.3), Pine Ridge (-39.8), Lead-Deadwood (Lead) (-35.1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23 (-10.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12730 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18% |