Mayo (Rochester, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Donny Holcomb
League: Big Southeast (moving from Big 9)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Greg Henry 6'0" 180 Senior RB 4.5
Dillon Hagen 6'2" 275 Junior OL/DL 5.3
Jacob Muenkel 6'2" 185 Junior OL/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Players Have Experience On Varsity Level To Some Extent, New Talent That Has Been Waiting Behind Great Players
Team Weaknesses: Many New Starters, Some Players Need To Go Both Ways, Defense Is A Question Mark

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.5
2014 National Rank: #2998
2014 State Rank: #46
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 15
2015 National Rank: #4341
2015 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2590
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 73-42 (63-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 31.9
2014 Points Against Average: 25.4
2014 Differential: +6.5
2014 Wins: #4074 Marshall [John] (Rochester) (23-22), #4950 Owatonna (42-14), #4950 Owatonna (53-7), #5377 Century (Rochester) (42-27), #8308 Austin (48-34), #10982 Winona (62-14)
2014 Losses: #313 Mankato West (Mankato) (57-0), #1363 Northfield (36-14), #2825 Faribault (20-14), #2825 Faribault (23-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 61-41
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Big 9), 2005 (Big 9), 2003 (Big Nine)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Faribault, 8/28 at Century (Rochester), 9/4 Austin, 9/11 New Prague, 9/18 at Mankato West (Mankato), 9/25 Owatonna, 10/2 Marshall [John] (Rochester), 10/9 at Northfield
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mankato West (Mankato) (47.9), Northfield (36), Faribault (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Austin (-1.6), New Prague (12), Marshall [John] (Rochester) (12.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (17.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1922
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%