Benson (MN)       previews home GENERAL Coach: Scott Gonnerman League: Mid State Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Layton Connelly 5'10" 180 Senior QB/SS Brett Sulier 6'0" 210 Senior RB/LB Shawn Aarhus 6'4" 240 Senior T/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Key Players Returning, Senior Class Team Weaknesses: Have Few Juniors/Sophomores RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -12.5 2015 National Rank: #10630 2015 State Rank: #212 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: -12 2016 National Rank: #10469 2016 State Rank: #211 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #12003 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5 Dynasty Record: 21-62 (18-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (tied for 20th) 2015 Points For Average: 19.8 2015 Points Against Average: 36.1 2015 Differential: -16.3 2015 Wins: #12036 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (35-0) 2015 Losses: #3760 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (47-6), #4032 Montevideo (41-17), #4483 Paynesville (64-35), #4583 B O L D (Olivia) (32-7), #6839 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (47-39), #7635 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (56-20), #7941 Sauk Centre (16-13), #8976 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (22-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 50-41 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 9/9 at Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls), 9/16 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris), 9/23 at B O L D (Olivia), 9/30 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City), 10/7 Montevideo, 10/14 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood), 10/19 at Sauk Centre Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Montevideo (15.4), B O L D (Olivia) (13.5), Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (12.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (-18), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (-5.4), Sauk Centre (0) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (6.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6643 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 19th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%