Newcastle (WY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dogies Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Matt Conzelman League: 2A East Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cameron Quigley 5'9" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.65 Lyle Whitney 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Sawyer Roberson 6'0" 210 Junior OL/DL 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Depth, Young Players Will Have To Grow Up Fast, Lost 2 All-Conference Ts To Graduation RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -11.8 2016 National Rank: #10092 2016 State Rank: #21 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.3 2017 National Rank: #9685 2017 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -9.7 Dynasty National Rank: #11084 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6 Dynasty Record: 53-76 (39-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 30.1 2016 Points Against Average: 24.7 2016 Differential: +5.4 2016 Wins: #9466 Mountain View (31-28), #13253 Moorcroft (36-14), #13292 Big Piney (45-26), #13345 Burns (49-25), #13548 Hot Springs County (Thermopolis) (50-14), #14168 Custer (SD) (48-2) 2016 Losses: #5439 Big Horn (27-7), #5439 Big Horn (40-10), #7122 Glenrock (34-7), #7548 Upton/Sundance (Upton) (34-21), #10895 Wheatland (28-27) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-44 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Custer (SD), 9/1 at Lovell, 9/8 at Upton/Sundance (Upton), 9/15 Torrington, 9/22 at Glenrock, 9/29 at Burns, 10/6 Moorcroft, 10/13 at Wheatland, 10/20 Hot Springs County (Thermopolis) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Torrington (1.4), Upton/Sundance (Upton) (-0.7), Glenrock (-2.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Custer (SD) (-50.3), Hot Springs County (Thermopolis) (-36.4), Burns (-33.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8 (-12.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12975 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |