St. Paul (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rusty Fuller League: C2 District 6 Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Kocian 5'9" 220 Senior DT/OL 4.95 Parker Klinginsmith 5'11" 175 Senior FB/OLB 4.68 Tanner Wroblewski 5'10" 165 Senior QB/CB 4.71 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning From Quarterfinal Team, Large/Athletic Freshmen Class, Great Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth, Must Stay Healthy At Key Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 6.6 2016 National Rank: #5863 2016 State Rank: #63 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.1 2017 National Rank: #3777 2017 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7487 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9 Dynasty Record: 55-74 (31-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 25 2016 Points Against Average: 14.1 2016 Differential: +10.9 2016 Wins: #5268 Central City (35-0), #6982 Cross County (Stromsburg) (22-14), #7996 Hershey (15-14), #9869 Centura (Cairo) (27-6), #10125 Arcadia/Loup City (Arcadia) (37-21), #12286 Gibbon (20-0), #13070 Twin River (Genoa) (41-0), #14168 Wood River (34-12) 2016 Losses: #2127 Yutan (39-7), #3554 Centennial (Utica) (26-21), #3908 Valentine (23-16) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-53 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2006 (C1 District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; C1 District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Wood River, 9/1 Cross County (Stromsburg), 9/8 at Valentine, 9/15 Gibbon, 9/22 Arcadia/Loup City (Arcadia), 9/29 at Centennial (Utica), 10/6 at Centura (Cairo), 10/13 Twin River (Genoa), 10/20 at Central City Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Utica) (24.3), Valentine (21.1), Cross County (Stromsburg) (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wood River (-49.4), Twin River (Genoa) (-31.4), Gibbon (-28.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 (-0.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10458 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%