Aurora (MO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hound Dawgs Colors: Black/Red Coach: Craig Weldy League: Big 8 - East (moving from Big 8) Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 TOP PLAYERS Kaden Clark 6'3" 210 Senior TE Logan Lauffer 5'10" 175 Senior RB Colson Husmann 6'2" 195 Senior DE/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Improved Strength/Quickness, DBs/LBs Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 14 2017 National Rank: #3865 2017 State Rank: #93 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.9 2018 National Rank: #3034 2018 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9 Dynasty National Rank: #6654 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 70-91 (41-66 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.5 2017 Points Against Average: 25.7 2017 Differential: +1.8 2017 Wins: #1704 Mt. Vernon (33-14), #4649 McDonald County (Anderson) (42-32), #6063 Liberty (Mountain View) (28-21), #7042 Monett (46-10), #12247 East Newton (Granby) (56-25) 2017 Losses: #481 Lamar (30-6), #1704 Mt. Vernon (30-18), #2680 Seneca (15-14), #3505 Cassville (34-13), #5707 Mountain Grove (46-19) 2017 Opponents W-L: 70-49 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Cassville, 8/31 at East Newton (Granby), 9/7 Lamar, 9/14 at Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville), 9/21 Mt. Vernon, 9/28 at Springfield Catholic (Springfield), 10/5 Hollister, 10/12 at Marshfield, 10/19 Reeds Spring Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lamar (27), Mt. Vernon (14.5), Springfield Catholic (Springfield) (5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Newton (Granby) (-42.8), Hollister (-37.9), Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (-22.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (18.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4670 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |