Odessa (MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Red Coach: Mark Thomas League: Missouri River Valley - West Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matthew Younce 6'2" 250 Senior T/DE 5.2 Jonas Bennett 6'0" 180 Junior RB/S 4.6 Hunter Garrison 6'6" 250 Junior TE/DE 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All DB/WR Starters Returning Team Weaknesses: Only 1 LB Returner, QB Play Needs Improvement RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 11.4 2016 National Rank: #4840 2016 State Rank: #93 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.9 2017 National Rank: #4031 2017 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5799 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.5 Dynasty Record: 78-71 (46-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 25.7 2016 Points Against Average: 18.7 2016 Differential: +7 2016 Wins: #3134 Grain Valley (44-14), #3718 Clinton (27-12), #7359 Holden (46-9), #7865 Warrensburg (61-14) 2016 Losses: #904 Harrisonville (36-12), #3699 St. Pius X (Kansas City) (14-13), #3718 Clinton (21-14), #3778 Oak Grove (29-20), #4393 Excelsior Springs (21-14), #5479 Pleasant Hill (17-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 69-45 Recent League Championships: 2005 (Missouri River Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 St. Pius X (Kansas City), 8/25 at Clinton, 9/1 at Holden, 9/8 Warrensburg, 9/15 at Oak Grove, 9/22 Excelsior Springs, 9/29 at Grain Valley, 10/6 Pleasant Hill, 10/13 at Harrisonville Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harrisonville (31.2), Oak Grove (22.2), St. Pius X (Kansas City) (21.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holden (-8.6), Clinton (5.3), Warrensburg (6.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (16.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3198 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%