Paynesville (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Green/White Coach: Max Meagher League: Mid State Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS 2015 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gavin Stanger 6'2" 190 Senior LB/FB 4.8 Garrett Leusink 6'4" 220 Senior OL/DL 4.8 Dustin Hieserich 6'0" 185 Senior QB/SS 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Secondary Speed, Lines, LBs Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 14.9 2015 National Rank: #4483 2015 State Rank: #78 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 12.4 2016 National Rank: #4904 2016 State Rank: #87 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.8 Dynasty National Rank: #8818 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2 Dynasty Record: 57-66 (45-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 6th) 2015 Points For Average: 38.4 2015 Points Against Average: 28.2 2015 Differential: +10.2 2015 Wins: #4583 B O L D (Olivia) (26-13), #6359 Melrose (48-24), #7635 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (34-28), #8327 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (62-13), #8442 Maple Lake (40-32), #8976 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (62-28), #10630 Benson (64-35) 2015 Losses: #538 Pierz (41-22), #3760 Minnewaska Area (Glenwood) (34-30), #5776 Holdingford (34-22), #7880 Rockford (28-12) 2015 Opponents W-L: 62-52 Recent League Championships: 2014 (West Central), 2013 (West Central) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 B O L D (Olivia), 9/9 Rockford, 9/16 at Holdingford, 9/23 at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake), 9/30 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 10/7 at Pierz, 10/14 at Maple Lake, 10/19 Melrose Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pierz (38.7), B O L D (Olivia) (13.5), Holdingford (9.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Maple Lake (-6.6), Rockford (-3.3), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (1.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (5.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5189 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%