Alburnett (IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Nick Breuer League: A District 5 (moving from A District 4) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Caves 6'1" 190 Sophomore QB 4.6 Matt Barnett 6'3" 190 Senior WR 4.5 Holden Sevening 5'11" 205 Junior LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Physical, Athletic, Discipline Team Weaknesses: OL Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -0.2 2017 National Rank: #6976 2017 State Rank: #112 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.2 2018 National Rank: #5583 2018 State Rank: #80 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -6.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11016 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 70-74 (48-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 35.2 2017 Points Against Average: 13.8 2017 Differential: +21.4 2017 Wins: #7479 Belle Plaine (27-10), #9768 Lisbon (39-28), #10175 North Linn (Troy Mills) (46-0), #10194 Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood) (36-29), #13256 North Cedar (Stanwood) (48-6), #13512 Mott [John R.] (Postville) (54-0), #13632 Starmont (Arlington) (55-12) 2017 Losses: #4139 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (32-6), #6197 East Buchanan (Winthrop) (7-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 39-44 Recent League Championships: 2011 (1A District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/13/17 Lisbon (39-28), 10/20/17 Mott [John R.] (Postville) (54-0) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 8/31 Highland (Riverside), 9/7 at North Linn (Troy Mills), 9/14 Northeast (Goose Lake), 9/21 at Lisbon, 9/28 at Clayton-Ridge (Guttenburg), 10/5 Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood), 10/12 Maquoketa Valley (Delhi), 10/19 at MFL MarMac (Monona) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Maquoketa Valley (Delhi) (-25.7), Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood) (-25.7), Lisbon (-27.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: MFL MarMac (Monona) (-44.6), Northeast (Goose Lake) (-42.6), Highland (Riverside) (-41.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12394 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72% |