Benton (Van Horne, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Clay Anderson
League: 3A District 6
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -17.8
2014 National Rank: #11641
2014 State Rank: #189
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: -15.9
2015 National Rank: #11262
2015 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7920
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 50-60 (39-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 8.2
2014 Points Against Average: 29.3
2014 Differential: -21.1
2014 Wins: #11808 Nevada (20-12), #11887 Oelwein (26-18)
2014 Losses: #5211 Gilbert (42-0), #5324 Newton (45-6), #6605 Ballard (Huxley) (42-7), #7303 Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (36-0), #8388 Grinnell (35-0), #9247 Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt) (14-7), #9934 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (20-8)
2014 Opponents W-L: 41-46
Recent League Championships: 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Newton (26-20)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 9/4 at Central Clinton/Calamus-Wheatland (DeWitt), 9/11 at Ballard (Huxley), 9/18 Newton, 9/25 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/2 at Nevada, 10/9 Grinnell, 10/16 Oelwein, 10/23 at Gilbert
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Newton (10.3), Gilbert (8.9), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oelwein (-15.8), Nevada (-13.2), Ballard (Huxley) (-11.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8881
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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