Provo (UT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Green/White Coach: Tony McGeary League: 5A Region 8 (moving from 4A Region 7) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kelton Bertagnini 6'3" 210 Senior TE/DE 4.8 Johnny Astle 6'5" 235 Senior DE/TE 4.9 Taki Higby 6'3" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.1 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Ty Jones 6'4" 195 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Lines, Attacking Scheme RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 31.2 2016 National Rank: #1534 2016 State Rank: #29 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.5 2017 National Rank: #2502 2017 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5995 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7 Dynasty Record: 57-89 [56-90 on the field] (29-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 27.6 2016 Points Against Average: 23.1 2016 Differential: +4.5 2016 Wins: #1072 Orem (25-13), #1308 Corner Canyon (Draper) (37-27), #1415 Skyridge (Lehi) (24-16), #3996 Cedar City (35-21), #5008 Timpanogos (Orem) (34-7), #8654 Mountain View (Orem) (45-3), #8854 Judge Memorial (Salt Lake City) (34-14) 2016 Losses: #258 Timpview (Provo) (38-3), #368 Alta (Sandy) (56-37), #1135 Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (27-20), #1415 Skyridge (Lehi) (27-24), #2043 Ridgeline (Millville) (28-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 65-70 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 7) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Cedar City, 8/25 Westlake (Saratoga Springs), 9/1 at Riverton, 9/8 at Timpview (Provo), 9/15 Orem, 9/22 Skyridge (Lehi), 9/29 at Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork), 10/6 Timpanogos (Orem), 10/12 Wasatch (Heber City), 10/18 at Springville Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Orem (49.6), Timpview (Provo) (48.9), Springville (47.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Timpanogos (Orem) (2.4), Cedar City (4), Riverton (18) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (28.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #885 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |