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%