Rugby (ND)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Scott Grochow League: A Region 2 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -27.3 2016 National Rank: #12629 2016 State Rank: #48 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -28.9 2017 National Rank: #12725 2017 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7350 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.5 Dynasty Record: 69-63 (55-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 0-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 11.9 2016 Points Against Average: 34.1 2016 Differential: -22.2 2016 Wins: none 2016 Losses: #3186 Larimore (51-13), #5582 Langdon/Munich (Langdon) (24-20), #7488 Park River/Fordville-Lankin (Park River) (42-18), #7572 Northern Cass (Hunter) (20-0), #8344 Bishop Ryan (Minot) (48-6), #8386 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (42-6), #8872 Carrington (12-8), #12273 Lakota/Edmore/Dakota Prairie (Lakota) (34-24) 2016 Opponents W-L: 48-26 Recent League Championships: 2014 (A Region 3), 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs), 9/1 Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon), 9/8 at Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay/Midkota] (Cooperstown), 9/15 Park River/Fordville-Lankin/Valley/Edinburg (Park River), 9/22 at Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan (Carrington), 9/29 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope), 10/6 at Bottineau, 10/13 at Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (-3.8), Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (-4.4), Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (-18.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bottineau (-40.6), Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (-18.7), Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (-4.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10076 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.