Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brent Olson
League: Southeast - White (moving from Mid Southeast - East)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bradley Miller 6'1" 180 Senior RB/DE 4.7
Dusty Knutson 5'9" 175 Senior QB/FS 4.85
Mitch Bonow 6'2" 195 Junior TE/DE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Great Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.8
2016 National Rank: #3717
2016 State Rank: #59
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.3
2017 National Rank: #2682
2017 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5012
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 84-57 (54-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.7
2016 Points Against Average: 15.1
2016 Differential: +17.6
2016 Wins: #4618 Goodhue (22-16), #5459 St. Charles (43-22), #9054 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (49-8), #9709 Hayfield (28-7), #10384 Southland (Adams) (41-6), #11756 Medford (41-0), #13482 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (68-0)
2016 Losses: #563 Caledonia (49-14), #2696 Rushford-Peterson (Rushford) (31-14), #3410 Fillmore Central (Harmony) (12-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-45
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Mid Southeast), 2012 (Three Rivers - North), 2007 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers - North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Pine Island, 9/8 at Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Zumbrota), 9/15 at Dover-Eyota (Eyota), 9/22 Caledonia, 9/29 St. Charles, 10/6 at Chatfield, 10/13 Triton (Dodge Center), 10/18 at Cannon Falls
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Caledonia (46.9), Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Zumbrota) (19.7), Triton (Dodge Center) (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chatfield (-2.2), Pine Island (1.1), Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 (8.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3337
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%