Bellevue West (Bellevue, NE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Michael Huffman
League: A District 1
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaylin Bradley 6'0" 180 Senior RB
Tyler Ciurej 6'3" 295 Senior OG

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 50.3
2016 National Rank: #266
2016 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -15.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 55
2017 National Rank: #191
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1890
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.3
Dynasty Record: 95-53 [94-54 on the field] (39-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 48.9
2016 Points Against Average: 19.3
2016 Differential: +29.6
2016 Wins: #722 Omaha North (Omaha) (43-6), #1501 Millard West (Omaha) (21-14), #1501 Millard West (Omaha) (63-42), #1836 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (55-17), #2127 Burke (Omaha) (45-41), #3817 Norfolk (55-28), #4283 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (35-14), #5367 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (43-14), #5479 Lincoln (55-34), #6841 North Star (Lincoln) (41-21), #7219 Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (54-14), #9914 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (52-0), #11011 Omaha South (Omaha) (74-6)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-58
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (A District 3), 2008 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2004 (A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/26/16 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (35-14), 9/2/16 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (52-0), 9/8/16 North Star (Lincoln) (41-21), 9/15/16 Millard West (Omaha) (21-14), 9/23/16 Norfolk (55-28), 9/30/16 Omaha South (Omaha) (74-6), 10/7/16 Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (54-14), 10/13/16 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (43-14), 10/21/16 Burke (Omaha) (45-41), 10/28/16 Lincoln (55-34), 11/4/16 Millard West (Omaha) (63-42), 11/11/16 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (55-17), 11/21/16 Omaha North (Omaha) (43-6)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion), 9/1 at Bellevue East (Bellevue), 9/8 North Star (Lincoln), 9/14 Millard West (Omaha), 9/22 at Norfolk, 9/29 at Omaha South (Omaha), 10/6 Omaha Northwest (Omaha), 10/13 at Omaha Westside (Omaha), 10/20 Burke (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Burke (Omaha) (31.1), Millard West (Omaha) (22.5), Omaha Westside (Omaha) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha South (Omaha) (-14.6), Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (-10.4), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (-4.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (20.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5416
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%



We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.