Mt. Blue (Farmington, ME)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jim Alyward
League: B North (moving from B East)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Pratt-Holt 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.79
Isaac Collins 6'5" 240 Senior TE/DE 5.44
Brandon Durrell 6'3" 255 Junior OL/DT 5.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Key Players On Both Sides Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Depth Will Be An Issue

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 1.5
2014 National Rank: #7520
2014 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 7
2015 National Rank: #6114
2015 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5844
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 72-44 (51-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 26.6
2014 Points Against Average: 29.2
2014 Differential: -2.6
2014 Wins: #5283 Messalonskee (Oakland) (14-7), #7544 Brewer (37-36), #10566 Gardiner (42-22), #11911 Hampden (54-13)
2014 Losses: #2399 Brunswick (35-7), #3254 York (31-14), #4417 Lawrence (Fairfield) (45-22), #5283 Messalonskee (Oakland) (48-28), #7455 Skowhegan (26-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 47-39
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012 (B Pine Tree), 2005 (A Pine Tree), 2004 (tied for 1st; A North)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Lawrence (Fairfield) (40-12)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Cony (Augusta), 9/11 Brewer, 9/18 at Lawrence (Fairfield), 9/25 at Hampden, 10/2 Gardiner, 10/10 at Nokomis (Newport), 10/16 Brunswick, 10/23 at Skowhegan
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (27.7), Lawrence (Fairfield) (15), Cony (Augusta) (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hampden (-26.9), Gardiner (-14.8), Nokomis (Newport) (-10.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (6.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7331
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%