Big Spring (Newville, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Cory Hoffman League: Mid-Penn - Colonial Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #57 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Adams 5'6" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.59 Ethan Lee 5'11" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.95 Nick Black 5'11" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding Lines RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1.8 2016 National Rank: #7850 2016 State Rank: #334 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.3 2017 National Rank: #8409 2017 State Rank: #353 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11258 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 41-99 [40-100 on the field] (24-62 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 27.4 2016 Points Against Average: 22.7 2016 Differential: +4.7 2016 Wins: #5979 Northern York (Dillsburg) (28-21), #10303 Boiling Springs (17-14), #10303 West Perry (Elliottsburg) (31-22), #10545 Greencastle-Antrim (Greencastle) (49-21), #12616 Biglerville (49-7), #13528 Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg) (59-14) 2016 Losses: #3234 Shippensburg (17-3), #4464 East Pennsboro (Enola) (49-21), #4939 Waynesboro (35-7), #8578 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (27-10) 2016 Opponents W-L: 39-67 Recent League Championships: 2003 (Mid-Penn Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg), 9/1 at East Pennsboro (Enola), 9/8 Biglerville, 9/15 Boiling Springs, 9/22 Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/29 at West Perry (Elliottsburg), 10/6 at Greencastle-Antrim (Greencastle), 10/13 Waynesboro, 10/20 at Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg), 10/27 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 11/3 at Shippensburg Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shippensburg (28.7), East Pennsboro (Enola) (21.1), Waynesboro (3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg) (-42.2), Biglerville (-18), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-12.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #444 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10047 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%