Delano (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Merrill Pavlovich League: East Central - South Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Steve Hajas 6'2" 220 LB Tucker Hart 6'2" 215 Senior DE Mike Shoultz 5'11" 175 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Excellent Senior/Junior Classes, Several 3-Year Starters, Depth Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game Questions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -6.3 2016 National Rank: #8920 2016 State Rank: #172 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.2 2017 National Rank: #7316 2017 State Rank: #133 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2351 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20 Dynasty Record: 95-56 (56-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 14.2 2016 Points Against Average: 22.9 2016 Differential: -8.7 2016 Wins: #9119 Annandale (19-14), #10656 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (14-7), #10656 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (21-7), #10961 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) (29-28) 2016 Losses: #2593 Hutchinson (36-13), #4144 Big Lake (35-6), #5251 Zimmerman (41-6), #6863 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (16-13), #7692 Litchfield (22-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 44-42 Recent League Championships: 2010 (Wright County) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/31 Zimmerman, 9/8 at Little Falls, 9/15 at Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe), 9/22 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria), 9/29 at Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 10/6 Annandale, 10/13 at Litchfield, 10/18 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Zimmerman (5.8), Litchfield (3.3), Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (-0.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (-22.1), Annandale (-13.5), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (-12.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (3.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9715 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%