Delta (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Green/White Coach: Ben Johnson League: 2A Intermountain (moving from 3A Western Slope) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tristan Brown 6'2.5" 235 Senior FB/LB 4.72 Beau Byers 6'1.5" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.77 Kole Roberts 6'1" 170 Senior QB/CB 4.67 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Have Many Seniors Team Weaknesses: OL Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 31 2015 National Rank: #1743 2015 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2016 Starting Power Rating: 37.5 2016 National Rank: #980 2016 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6379 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.9 Dynasty Record: 69-68 (46-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 11-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 38.2 2015 Points Against Average: 15.5 2015 Differential: +22.7 2015 Wins: #2197 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (27-14), #2197 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (38-35), #2647 Palisade (27-21), #3447 Rifle (35-21), #6720 Eagle Valley (Gypsum) (41-0), #6732 Harrison (Colorado Springs) (47-7), #7502 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (56-32), #9900 Steamboat Springs (49-0), #11025 Glenwood Springs (56-0), #11714 Summit (Frisco) (42-0), #13215 Pagosa Springs (48-13) 2015 Losses: #869 Roosevelt (Johnstown) (30-23), #3711 Montrose (28-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 79-64 Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Western Slope) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Durango, 9/9 at Moffat County (Craig), 9/16 Basalt, 9/22 at Palisade, 9/30 at Pagosa Springs, 10/7 Alamosa, 10/14 at Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez), 10/21 Bayfield, 10/28 at Gunnison Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Palisade (31), Bayfield (25.8), Durango (25.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (-32.5), Pagosa Springs (-21.5), Basalt (-8.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (11 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6853 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 54%