GENERAL
Nickname: Beetdiggers
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Eric Kjar
League: 5A Region 7 (moving from 5A Region 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Isiah Jackson 6'1" 190 Senior WR
Heneli Avendano 6'2.5" 305 Senior OG
Spencer Curtis 6'0.5" 170 Senior WR
Collin Larsen 6'2" 250 Senior OC
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 48
2016 National Rank: #337
2016 State Rank: #7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 55.2
2017 National Rank: #186
2017 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35
Dynasty National Rank: #452
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.2
Dynasty Record: 102-61 (48-29 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 45.7
2016 Points Against Average: 34.7
2016 Differential: +11
2016 Wins: #430 Desert Hills (St. George) (28-21), #731 Pleasant Grove (42-21), #1135 West Jordan (41-35), #1746 Viewmont (Bountiful) (63-20), #1746 Taylorsville (91-83), #2516 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (33-31), #6528 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (55-21), #9620 Copper Hills (West Jordan) (60-6)
2016 Losses: #19 Bingham (South Jordan) (58-40), #60 Lone Peak (Highland) (59-37), #872 Roy (27-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-54
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region 3), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Desert Hills (St. George), 8/24 at Syracuse, 9/1 Pleasant Grove, 9/8 Taylorsville, 9/15 at Springville, 9/22 at Brighton (Salt Lake City), 9/29 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City), 10/6 at Alta (Sandy), 10/12 Timpview (Provo), 10/18 at Corner Canyon (Draper)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Grove (50.8), Timpview (Provo) (48.9), Springville (47.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (11), Brighton (Salt Lake City) (27.7), Syracuse (35.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2 (37.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #131
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30%
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