Safford (AZ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Michael Alba League: 3A Central (moving from III Section VI) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ralph Frias 6'7" 315 Junior T 5.6 Manuel Aparicio 6'0" 185 Junior QB/LB 4.6 Eric Estrada 5'11" 170 Senior RB/S 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Willingness To Compete, Very Talented Team Weaknesses: Very Inexperienced RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 2.4 2015 National Rank: #7278 2015 State Rank: #106 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 1 2016 National Rank: #7571 2016 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5893 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 77-62 (44-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 21.7 2015 Points Against Average: 25 2015 Differential: -3.3 2015 Wins: #7556 Thatcher (26-6), #8704 Desert View (Tucson) (26-15), #9103 Apache Junction (55-34), #11929 Rincon (Tucson) (42-0) 2015 Losses: #2592 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (31-21), #3201 Sabino (Tucson) (44-0), #4389 Marana (Tucson) (56-13), #4466 Valley Vista (Surprise) (15-13), #4927 Nogales (21-7), #8365 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (28-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-52 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; IV Section II), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A South 2) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Payson, 8/26 at Sahuarita, 9/2 Thatcher, 9/9 at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson), 9/16 Snowflake, 9/23 Florence, 9/30 at Coolidge, 10/6 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek), 10/21 Globe, 10/28 at American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson) (34.9), Snowflake (27), American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (24.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Globe (-20), Coolidge (-8.5), Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (-2.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5282 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%