| Montevideo (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderhawks Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Dave Vik League: West Central Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Markus Kranz 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.90 Spencer Hildahl 6'4" 250 Senior T/DT 5.00 Preston Herfurth 5'11" 150 Junior SB/CB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Offensive Backfield, Balanced Offense Team Weaknesses: Undersized Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -16.2 2013 National Rank: #11453 2013 State Rank: #226 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: -7.7 2014 National Rank: #9706 2014 State Rank: #191 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #10161 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 40-58 (32-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 2-7 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th) 2013 Points For Average: 21.1 2013 Points Against Average: 34.6 2013 Differential: -13.5 2013 Wins: #12291 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (33-20), #12551 Benson (34-13) 2013 Losses: #3483 Paynesville (54-34), #4613 Annandale (48-22), #5325 B O L D (Olivia) (34-0), #7970 Melrose (47-27), #8448 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (34-6), #8800 Sauk Centre (43-27), #11365 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (18-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 44-44 Recent League Championships: 2011 (West Central - North), 2007 (tied for 1st; West Central - South) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Benson (38-7), 9/5/14 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (26-6) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Benson, 9/5 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris), 9/12 at Sauk Centre, 9/19 at B O L D (Olivia), 9/26 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood), 10/3 at Melrose, 10/10 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls), 10/15 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: B O L D (Olivia) (14.4), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (1.9), Melrose (0.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Benson (-31.1), Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (-16.2), Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (-15.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (-0.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #206 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9772 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 7th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |