| Hermiston (OR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: David Faaeteete League: 5A Columbia River Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2014 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ethan Snow 6'1.5" 195 Senior WR/CB 4.65 Tre Neal 6'3" 250 Senior DL/OL 4.98 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Returning Two Of Top Tacklers Team Weaknesses: Young Team With Little Varsity Experience, Unproven OL/QB/Backfield RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 41.2 2014 National Rank: #761 2014 State Rank: #6 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.7 2015 National Rank: #1422 2015 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 10.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4913 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.6 Dynasty Record: 71-56 (41-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 12-1 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 40.9 2014 Points Against Average: 13.5 2014 Differential: +27.4 2014 Wins: #1219 Silverton (34-12), #1790 Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA) (28-7), #2223 Springfield (28-21), #2665 Liberty (Hillsboro) (19-14), #2952 Marist (Eugene) (30-13), #5103 Sandy (56-17), #5103 Sandy (17-0), #6539 Lewiston (ID) (52-26), #7278 Pendleton (63-14), #10412 Hanford (Richland, WA) (48-13), #11798 Hood River Valley (Hood River) (55-7), #13772 The Dalles (75-0) 2014 Losses: #1024 Coeur d'Alene (ID) (31-27) 2014 Opponents W-L: 72-64 Recent State Championships: 2014 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2004 (4A Intermountain) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Hanford (Richland, WA), 9/11 at Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA), 9/18 at Springfield, 9/25 at Lewiston (ID), 10/2 Coeur d'Alene (ID), 10/9 Sandy, 10/16 at The Dalles, 10/23 Hood River Valley (Hood River), 10/30 at Pendleton Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Coeur d'Alene (ID) (41.5), Kamiakin (Kennewick, WA) (31.9), Springfield (19.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: The Dalles (-30.9), Hood River Valley (Hood River) (-26.4), Hanford (Richland, WA) (-9.2) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (15.3 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5613 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |