St. Francis (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fighting Saints Colors: Navy/White Coach: Tate Hermann League: North Central Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 0-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zach Gust 6'2" 210 Junior DE 4.5 Taylor Toft 6'0" 190 Senior ILB 4.8 Ben Serre 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Fast/Hard-Hitting Defense, Disciplined, Smash-Mouth Style Team Weaknesses: Young On Offense RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 25.9 2015 National Rank: #2427 2015 State Rank: #39 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.4 2016 National Rank: #3203 2016 State Rank: #51 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7403 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.9 Dynasty Record: 50-70 (40-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 32.1 2015 Points Against Average: 18.2 2015 Differential: +13.9 2015 Wins: #2028 Elk River (43-22), #3465 Bemidji (24-14), #4620 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (31-28), #6531 Buffalo (34-22), #7483 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (45-0), #10258 Duluth East (Duluth) (50-13), #10529 North Branch (42-0) 2015 Losses: #326 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (41-21), #1098 Rogers (21-17), #2107 Andover (21-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 51-50 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Bemidji (16-13) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Bemidji, 9/9 North Branch, 9/16 at Buffalo, 9/23 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 9/30 at Rogers, 10/7 at St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville), 10/14 Elk River, 10/19 Duluth East (Duluth) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (40.6), Rogers (37.9), Bemidji (25.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Duluth East (Duluth) (-13.5), North Branch (-8.5), Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-5.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (17.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4007 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 10th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |