La Junta (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Clint Buderus League: 2A Tri-Peaks Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2015 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dax Bender 5'9" 170 Senior RB/LB 4.6 Wyatt Buhr 5'10" 160 Junior RB/LB 4.5 Joseph Martinez 5'8" 200 Senior OL/LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: New QB RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 19.7 2015 National Rank: #3529 2015 State Rank: #50 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.2 2016 National Rank: #1865 2016 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -0.7 Dynasty National Rank: #8449 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.9 Dynasty Record: 65-61 (43-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 11-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 33.1 2015 Points Against Average: 9.2 2015 Differential: +23.9 2015 Wins: #5076 Sterling (34-13), #6236 Eaton (33-14), #7594 Florence (6-0), #8763 Alamosa (39-0), #8763 Alamosa (27-8), #9386 Lamar (35-0), #9478 Manitou Springs (47-0), #10021 Trinidad (26-0), #12884 Sierra (Colorado Springs) (54-8), #13789 St. Mary's (Colorado Springs) (42-20), #14005 Raton (NM) (47-0) 2015 Losses: #1179 Bayfield (47-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 53-67 Recent League Championships: 2015 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Gunnison (46-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 Gunnison, 9/9 at Alamosa, 9/16 Elizabeth, 9/23 Kent Denver (Englewood), 9/30 at Classical Academy (Colorado Springs), 10/7 Manitou Springs, 10/14 Lamar, 10/21 at Salida, 10/28 at Florence Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (18.8), Kent Denver (Englewood) (11), Gunnison (5.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Elizabeth (-28.1), Salida (-22.3), Lamar (-15.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7 (-1.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9266 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%