Grants Pass (OR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavemen Colors: Blue/White Coach: John Musser League: 6A Southwest Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rich England 6'2" 230 Senior LB/FB Tayler Phillips 6'6" 195 Senior WR/S Will Bartley 6'2" 300 OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Skill Position Athleticism/Depth, LBs Team Weaknesses: CB/DL Question Marks RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 10 2016 National Rank: #5140 2016 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.5 2017 National Rank: #4302 2017 State Rank: #30 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2915 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4 Dynasty Record: 79-68 (46-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 22.1 2016 Points Against Average: 20.9 2016 Differential: +1.2 2016 Wins: #4676 Century (Hillsboro) (34-27), #5699 North Medford (Medford) (35-14), #7843 South Eugene (Eugene) (13-6), #9405 Willamette (Eugene) (40-16), #9466 Aloha (Beaverton) (39-7), #10914 Roseburg (33-0) 2016 Losses: #1714 Sprague (Salem) (53-7), #2244 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (49-0), #2491 South Medford (Medford) (23-7), #4640 Madison (Portland) (14-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 51-50 Recent League Championships: 2014 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Century (Hillsboro), 9/8 Aloha (Beaverton), 9/15 Roseburg, 9/22 at Willamette (Eugene), 9/29 Sprague (Salem), 10/6 at South Medford (Medford), 10/13 at North Medford (Medford), 10/20 South Eugene (Eugene), 10/27 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sprague (Salem) (39.4), South Medford (Medford) (38.3), Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (26.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roseburg (-17), Aloha (Beaverton) (-11.9), South Eugene (Eugene) (-11.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (9.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4946 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%