Zimmerman (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Colors: Navy/Columbia Coach: Tom Kish League: East Central Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Riley 5'9" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.75 Ben Schnellman 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.75 Haydon Miller 6'2" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Group Has Potential To Be Best In Program History Team Weaknesses: Replacing Several Starters On OL, Need To Develop Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 27.7 2015 National Rank: #2156 2015 State Rank: #32 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.2 2016 National Rank: #1865 2016 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8595 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.3 Dynasty Record: 52-69 (35-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 31.6 2015 Points Against Average: 20.3 2015 Differential: +11.3 2015 Wins: #3329 Delano (42-28), #5050 New London-Spicer (New London) (42-19), #5877 Foley (41-12), #7491 Little Falls (16-6), #8203 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (38-14), #10065 Milaca (42-14), #11631 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (42-13) 2015 Losses: #216 Becker (29-22), #216 Becker (34-3), #1265 Albany (34-28) 2015 Opponents W-L: 57-46 Recent League Championships: 2011 (Granite Ridge) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/1/16 Delano (41-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/1 Delano, 9/9 at Foley, 9/16 Milaca, 9/23 at Becker, 9/30 Albany, 10/7 at New London-Spicer (New London), 10/14 Little Falls, 10/19 at St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Becker (43.9), Albany (23.5), New London-Spicer (New London) (12.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (-17.6), Milaca (-9.6), Little Falls (0.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (17.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5062 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%