Grafton (WV)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mike Skinner League: Big Ten Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #31 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -20.1 2015 National Rank: #11932 2015 State Rank: #88 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2016 Starting Power Rating: -15.1 2016 National Rank: #11039 2016 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -4.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9630 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 66-73-1 (38-31-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (9th) 2015 Points For Average: 18.4 2015 Points Against Average: 27.8 2015 Differential: -9.4 2015 Wins: #10191 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (34-16), #13698 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (21-14), #14313 Ritchie County (Ellenboro) (27-0) 2015 Losses: #3639 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (42-0), #5928 Weir (Weirton) (35-0), #7083 South Harrison (Lost Creek) (20-3), #7524 Lincoln (Shinnston) (30-17), #7533 North Marion (Farmington) (41-7), #10703 Liberty (Clarksburg) (39-35), #12061 Notre Dame (Clarksburg) (41-40) 2015 Opponents W-L: 51-55 Recent State Championships: 2008 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/6/15 Ritchie County (Ellenboro) (27-0), 8/26/16 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (23-0), 9/2/16 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (16-3) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Barbour [Philip] (Philippi), 9/2 vs East Fairmont (Fairmont), 9/9 vs South Harrison (Lost Creek), 9/16 vs Notre Dame (Clarksburg), 9/23 vs Lewis County (Weston), 9/30 vs Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 10/7 Braxton County (Sutton), 10/14 at Braxton County (Sutton), 10/21 vs Lincoln (Shinnston), 10/28 vs Ritchie County (Ellenboro), 11/4 vs Liberty (Clarksburg) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (15.9), South Harrison (Lost Creek) (4.9), Lincoln (Shinnston) (4.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ritchie County (Ellenboro) (-48.9), Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (-33.6), Notre Dame (Clarksburg) (-23.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11548 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 11th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.