Las Cruces (NM) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldawgs Coach: Mark Lopez League: 6A District 3/4 (moving from 6A District 3) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ivan Molina Senior WR/DB Chase Chaloupek Senior RB Austin Salas Junior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 40.2 2017 National Rank: #675 2017 State Rank: #4 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 18.1 2018 National Rank: #1205 2018 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 38.8 Dynasty National Rank: #597 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7 Dynasty Record: 133-45 (51-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 43.2 2017 Points Against Average: 14.9 2017 Differential: +28.3 2017 Wins: #1533 Rio Rancho (28-10), #1733 Hobbs (56-21), #1986 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (56-34), #3679 Centennial (Las Cruces) (42-13), #5675 Cibola (Albuquerque) (56-19), #6288 Carlsbad (45-6), #6437 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (49-13), #8079 Onate (Las Cruces) (55-0), #9297 Valley (Albuquerque) (49-7), #11642 Gadsden (Anthony) (51-0) 2017 Losses: #180 Manzano (Albuquerque) (28-10), #590 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (28-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 67-65 Recent State Championships: 2013 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2008 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2017 (6A District 3), 2016 (6A District 3), 2012 (5A District 3), 2010 (5A District 3), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 3), 2008 (5A District 3), 2004 (AAAAA District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 Manzano (Albuquerque), 8/31 Eldorado (Albuquerque), 9/7 at La Cueva (Albuquerque), 9/14 at Rio Rancho, 9/20 at Gadsden (Anthony), 9/29 Hobbs, 10/5 Centennial (Las Cruces), 10/19 at Onate (Las Cruces), 10/26 Carlsbad, 11/2 at Mayfield (Las Cruces) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: La Cueva (Albuquerque) (38.6), Manzano (Albuquerque) (30), Eldorado (Albuquerque) (13.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-48.2), Onate (Las Cruces) (-30.8), Carlsbad (-13.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (22.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2677 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |