Central (Salina, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Michael Hall League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Many Skill Position Players, 2 DL Return, Have Very Good Speed Defensively Team Weaknesses: Only 1 OL Returns, Lack Varsity Game Experience, LBs Lack Size RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 16.4 2015 National Rank: #4170 2015 State Rank: #63 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 9.9 2016 National Rank: #5494 2016 State Rank: #88 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.7 Dynasty National Rank: #893 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.8 Dynasty Record: 88-48 (41-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 34.9 2015 Points Against Average: 35.4 2015 Differential: -0.5 2015 Wins: #3009 Eisenhower (Goddard) (42-25), #6596 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (51-13), #7354 Maize (41-28), #9397 Newton (45-18) 2015 Losses: #137 Derby (54-20), #1953 Lawton (OK) (56-35), #2253 Hutchinson (26-7), #3552 Great Bend (57-38), #3652 South (Salina) (42-35) 2015 Opponents W-L: 49-43 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division I), 2003 (I-70) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Andover, 9/9 Arkansas City, 9/16 Hutchinson, 9/23 at Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/30 Newton, 10/7 at Derby, 10/14 at Maize, 10/21 South (Salina) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (60.8), Hutchinson (37.6), Maize (10.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (-10), Newton (-1.5), Arkansas City (-0.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3653 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%