Billings (MT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Broncs Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Chris Murdock League: AA Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Devin Maua 6'2" 240 Senior G/DE 5.2 Sam Sparks 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.6 Tyger Frye 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Perimeter Players On Offense, DL Team Weaknesses: Young At LB/DB RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 4.2 2014 National Rank: #6878 2014 State Rank: #25 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 8.7 2015 National Rank: #5738 2015 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4778 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8 Dynasty Record: 64-65 (58-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 6-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-4 (6th) 2014 Points For Average: 25 2014 Points Against Average: 18.7 2014 Differential: +6.3 2014 Wins: #4484 Helena (33-14), #5466 Big Sky (Missoula) (14-7), #8476 Butte (30-27), #10719 Capital (Helena) (36-7), #10905 Great Falls (40-20), #13063 Hellgate (Missoula) (45-0) 2014 Losses: #4170 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (24-14), #4170 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (28-21), #6342 Skyview (Billings) (24-21), #7055 Billings West (Billings) (20-8), #7576 Bozeman (35-13) 2014 Opponents W-L: 61-62 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4 Streak List: 8/28/15 Sentinel/Valley Christian (Missoula) (40-3), 9/4/15 Big Sky (Missoula) (27-0), 9/11/15 Billings West (Billings) (27-0), 9/18/15 Butte (32-7) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Sentinel/Valley Christian (Missoula), 9/4 at Big Sky (Missoula), 9/11 Billings West (Billings), 9/18 at Butte, 9/25 Capital (Helena), 10/2 at Great Falls, 10/9 at Bozeman, 10/16 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 10/23 Skyview (Billings), 10/30 Hellgate (Missoula) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bozeman (7.5), Butte (6.6), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (5.9) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hellgate (Missoula) (-25.1), Capital (Helena) (-14.7), Great Falls (-12.9) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (2.7 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8942 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% |