Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Fisher
League: 5A Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #160

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

TOP PLAYERS
Eugene Green Senior
Devonte Price Senior

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Thornton 6'1" 210 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Very Young, Unproven

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.8
2016 National Rank: #4284
2016 State Rank: #475
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.9
2017 National Rank: #6173
2017 State Rank: #647
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3344
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.9
Dynasty Record: 64-87 (40-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.2
2016 Points Against Average: 31.3
2016 Differential: -11.1
2016 Wins: #3908 Bushland (38-8), #5398 Hereford (33-21)
2016 Losses: #809 Tascosa (Amarillo) (44-14), #1204 Amarillo (38-7), #1415 Canyon (36-23), #1491 Dumas (39-21), #1586 Caprock (Amarillo) (27-14), #2169 Randall (Amarillo) (28-10), #2728 Rider (Wichita Falls) (41-28), #3044 Plainview (31-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-51-1
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3), 2004 (4A Region I District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/15 Rider (Wichita Falls), 9/22 at Bushland, 9/29 at Plainview, 10/6 Dumas, 10/13 Caprock (Amarillo), 10/20 at Canyon, 10/26 Hereford, 11/3 at Amarillo, 11/9 Randall (Amarillo)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Randall (Amarillo) (31.7), Tascosa (Amarillo) (30.7), Amarillo (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hereford (12), Rider (Wichita Falls) (16.7), Caprock (Amarillo) (21)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1247
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%