Midland (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Craig Yenzer League: 6A Region I District 3 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #70 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 6-2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Traver Vliem 6'3" 245 Senior DE/TE 4.7 Jack Youngblood 6'0" 195 Senior LB/FB 4.5 Brady Bolger 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning On Defense, Several Skill Position Players Returning Team Weaknesses: Breaking In New QB, Lost 4 Of 5 OL Starters RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 38.3 2014 National Rank: #973 2014 State Rank: #117 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 34.7 2015 National Rank: #1212 2015 State Rank: #144 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 31.9 Dynasty National Rank: #647 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8 Dynasty Record: 78-57 (38-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 5-6 2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2014 Points For Average: 28.5 2014 Points Against Average: 25 2014 Differential: +3.5 2014 Wins: #1383 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (33-26), #1451 Odessa (28-21), #3229 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (59-14), #3796 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (49-6), #5672 Montwood (El Paso) (34-21) 2014 Losses: #77 Martin [James] (Arlington) (43-14), #185 Abilene (31-24), #192 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (35-21), #337 Amarillo (21-10), #477 Permian (Odessa) (15-14), #564 Franklin (El Paso) (42-28) 2014 Opponents W-L: 71-54 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/12/15 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (17-7), 9/18/15 Franklin (El Paso) (38-21) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Keller, 9/4 Montwood (El Paso), 9/12 at Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 9/18 at Franklin (El Paso), 9/25 at Amarillo, 10/9 Odessa, 10/16 at San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 10/23 Permian (Odessa), 10/30 at Abilene, 11/6 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Abilene (54.2), San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (47.5), Amarillo (47.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Montwood (El Paso) (13.6), Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (18.3), Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (22.7) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.3 (41.1 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.4 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #220 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 4th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |