Pillager (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Paul Peterson League: Midwest - Blue (moving from Northwest - White) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dylan Loftis 5'10" 180 Junior RB/OLB 4.76 Tyler Wilcox 6'2" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.71 Eli Horn 5'9" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.97 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Playoff Experience, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Young Depth, Off-Season Effort RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7 2016 National Rank: #5799 2016 State Rank: #101 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.5 2017 National Rank: #5151 2017 State Rank: #92 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11665 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.6 Dynasty Record: 63-71 (42-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 37 2016 Points Against Average: 11.6 2016 Differential: +25.4 2016 Wins: #7548 Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake) (29-6), #9035 Mahnomen (24-6), #9781 Bagley (14-12), #10230 Staples-Motley (Staples) (43-14), #10981 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker) (28-27), #11562 Pine River-Backus (Pine River) (46-12), #12602 New York Mills (40-0), #12835 Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park) (47-8), #13733 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie) (50-6), #13775 Blackduck (49-6), #14219 Red Lake (60-0) 2016 Losses: #2938 Barnesville (42-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-58 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Northwest - White), 2013 (tied for 1st; Northstar - East), 2012 (Northstar - East), 2011 (Northstar - East) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Pelican Rapids, 9/8 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie), 9/15 at Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake), 9/22 United North Central co-op [Menahga/Sebeka] (Menahga), 9/30 at West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett), 10/6 Wadena-Deer Creek (Wadena), 10/13 at Roseau, 10/18 at Staples-Motley (Staples) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake) (-6.7), United North Central co-op [Menahga/Sebeka] (Menahga) (-7.8), Staples-Motley (Staples) (-11) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie) (-34.7), Pelican Rapids (-32), Roseau (-28.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.3 (-13.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12937 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78% |