Big Horn (WY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Kirk McLaughlin League: 1A East Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kade Eisele 5'10" 165 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Kade VanDyken 6'2" 170 Senior WR/DB 5.0 Seth Mullinax 6'4" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nearly All Starters Return, Large Senior Class, Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth At Certain Positions RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7.6 2017 National Rank: #5176 2017 State Rank: #8 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +14.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.5 2018 National Rank: #2518 2018 State Rank: #2 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6823 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 130-28 (74-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 38.4 2017 Points Against Average: 13.3 2017 Differential: +25.1 2017 Wins: #6365 Cokeville (12-7), #8140 Upton/Sundance (Upton) (53-13), #8516 Big Piney (39-21), #10564 Southeast (Yoder) (51-23), #11711 Rocky Mountain (Cowley) (44-14), #12416 Niobrara County (Lusk) (38-0), #12453 Wright (45-13), #12764 Tongue River (Dayton) (52-13), #13006 Wind River (Pavillion) (51-0) 2017 Losses: #4137 Pine Bluffs (20-16), #4137 Pine Bluffs (22-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 65-34 Recent State Championships: 2016 (2A), 2013 (2A), 2004 (2A), 2003 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 2A East), 2014 (2A East), 2012 (2A East), 2010 (2A East), 2008 (2A West), 2007 (2A West), 2005 (2A Northwest), 2003 (2A) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Hot Springs County (Thermopolis), 9/7 at Greybull, 9/14 at Wright, 9/21 Upton/Sundance (Upton), 9/28 at Pine Bluffs, 10/5 at Tongue River (Dayton), 10/12 Niobrara County (Lusk), 10/19 Southeast (Yoder) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Bluffs (0.3), Upton/Sundance (Upton) (-20.5), Greybull (-33.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hot Springs County (Thermopolis) (-48), Wright (-44.8), Niobrara County (Lusk) (-44.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7 (-7.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12121 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 67%