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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Ben Kramer
League: Black Hills - Mount Rushmore
Playoff Division: 11A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.4
2016 National Rank: #9179
2016 State Rank: #30
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -7.5
2017 National Rank: #9122
2017 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7933
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 88-51 (43-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.8
2016 Points Against Average: 11.5
2016 Differential: +20.3
2016 Wins: #10884 Douglas (Box Elder) (20-6), #12446 Lennox (42-6), #12651 Belle Fourche (48-13), #13253 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (38-0), #14121 Pine Ridge (53-2), #14168 Custer (50-0), #14302 Todd County (Mission) (53-6)
2016 Losses: #3699 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (33-7), #3699 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (28-0), #8693 Spearfish (21-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Black Hills), 2010 (tied for 1st; Black Hills), 2003 (11A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 Tri-Valley (Colton), 9/1 at Bennett County (Martin), 9/8 vs Douglas (WY), 9/15 Custer, 9/22 at Belle Fourche, 9/29 Spearfish, 10/6 at More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City), 10/13 Douglas (Box Elder), 10/20 at Sturgis Brown (Sturgis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (15.3), Douglas (WY) (12), Tri-Valley (Colton) (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Custer (-50.3), Bennett County (Martin) (-32.8), Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (-31.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.4 (-15.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11675
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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