Gunnison (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Red/Black Coach: Bob Howard League: 2A Western Slope - South (moving from 2A Western) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Howard 5'11" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.90 Jake Wallin 6'3" 170 Senior QB/S 5.00 Brady Wilson 5'10" 165 Junior RB/OLB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Returners With Varsity Experience Team Weaknesses: Overall Program Numbers, Size On Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 3.3 2013 National Rank: #7128 2013 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.5 2014 National Rank: #5104 2014 State Rank: #76 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -3.4 Dynasty National Rank: #9350 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2 Dynasty Record: 52-55 (41-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 23.5 2013 Points Against Average: 20.5 2013 Differential: +3 2013 Wins: #8216 Fort Lupton (49-28), #8860 Olathe (25-22), #9537 Aspen (14-10), #10629 Bayfield (7-0), #11922 Grand Valley (Parachute) (27-25), #12091 Basalt (20-9), #12276 Pagosa Springs (52-13), #13995 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (31-3) 2013 Losses: #3014 Delta (39-7), #3298 Faith Christian (Arvada) (48-0), #5774 Monte Vista (28-27) 2013 Opponents W-L: 56-57 Recent League Championships: 2013 (2A Western), 2007 (2A Western Slope), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A Western Slope), 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A Western) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/30 Kent Denver (Englewood), 9/5 at Monte Vista, 9/12 at Moffat County (Craig), 9/19 Roaring Fork (Carbondale), 9/26 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez), 10/3 at Bayfield, 10/10 Alamosa, 10/17 Pagosa Springs, 10/24 at Olathe Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kent Denver (Englewood) (16), Monte Vista (4), Bayfield (-1.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pagosa Springs (-21.5), Moffat County (Craig) (-19.6), Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (-11.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 (-3.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9725 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23% |