Sulphur (LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Tors Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jeff Wainwright League: 5A District 3 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no D1 PROSPECT Christian Trahan 6'3" 235 Senior TE COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Byron Walker 5'10" 185 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Entire Special Teams Return Team Weaknesses: Must Replace School's All-Time Leading Passer/Rusher RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 33.7 2016 National Rank: #1273 2016 State Rank: #31 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.3 2017 National Rank: #1372 2017 State Rank: #39 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1072 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 85-67 [83-69 on the field] (42-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 38.2 2016 Points Against Average: 32.8 2016 Differential: +5.4 2016 Wins: #612 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (38-35), #753 Acadiana (Lafayette) (forfeit), #1908 Iowa (31-21), #2834 Airline (Bossier City) (45-35), #3430 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (42-41), #5305 New Iberia (44-17), #6668 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (42-28), #6999 Lafayette (69-24), #7602 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (44-14) 2016 Losses: #72 Landry-Walker (New Orleans) (50-28), #281 Brother Martin (New Orleans) (58-13), #1033 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (38-24) 2016 Opponents W-L: 80-60 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Carencro (Lafayette), 9/8 at Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 9/15 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/22 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles), 9/29 Lafayette, 10/6 at Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles), 10/13 at LaGrange (Lake Charles), 10/20 at Acadiana (Lafayette), 10/27 New Iberia, 11/3 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Acadiana (Lafayette) (39.6), Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (31.7), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (29) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (-1.5), Lafayette (3.8), New Iberia (9.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (30.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2174 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |