| Gering (NE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Todd Ekart League: B District 4 (moving from B District 8) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -7.2 2017 National Rank: #8633 2017 State Rank: #94 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.2 2018 National Rank: #7934 2018 State Rank: #86 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6443 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.9 Dynasty Record: 59-83 (22-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 15.7 2017 Points Against Average: 33.7 2017 Differential: -18 2017 Wins: #4804 Chadron (22-14), #12121 Alliance (37-6) 2017 Losses: #1517 McCook (45-9), #1686 Scottsbluff (40-3), #2272 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (48-7), #3105 Aurora (57-20), #5994 Sidney (27-21), #6374 Hastings (31-3), #7321 Lexington (35-19) 2017 Opponents W-L: 49-40 Recent League Championships: 2009 (B District 8), 2004 (B District 6), 2003 (Class B District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 8/31 Seward, 9/7 at Torrington (WY), 9/14 Hastings, 9/21 at Scottsbluff, 9/28 Lexington, 10/5 Alliance, 10/12 at McCook, 10/19 Chadron Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scottsbluff (20.6), McCook (17), Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (16.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Alliance (-45.6), Chadron (-15.9), Hastings (-12.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3188 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |