Mexico (MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Gray Coach: Steve Haag League: North Central Missouri Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 OL Starters Return, Athletic/Smart New QB, DL Size Team Weaknesses: Lost Much Athleticism To Graduation, Must Protect Ball Better, Lost 2 All-State Defensive Players RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 9.9 2017 National Rank: #4696 2017 State Rank: #115 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.1 2018 National Rank: #4524 2018 State Rank: #110 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7394 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.6 Dynasty Record: 78-81 (38-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.9 2017 Points Against Average: 25.6 2017 Differential: +2.3 2017 Wins: #4387 Hannibal (28-14), #4995 Southern Boone (Ashland) (33-31), #6126 Centralia (21-20), #7391 Kirksville (21-6), #8551 Fulton (28-7), #9611 Living Word Christian (O'Fallon) (52-28), #10135 California (28-14), #11089 Marshall (55-14) 2017 Losses: #1819 Battle [Muriel] (Columbia) (68-14), #1923 Blair Oaks (Jefferson City) (60-14), #2483 Moberly (21-20), #7407 Boonville (24-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 63-69 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs Southern Boone (Ashland), 8/31 at California, 9/6 vs Marshall, 9/14 Hannibal, 9/21 at Clinton, 9/28 Centralia, 10/5 Kirksville, 10/19 Moberly Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Moberly (9.2), Southern Boone (Ashland) (0.2), Hannibal (-1.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall (-36.2), California (-25.1), Centralia (-19.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (8.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6213 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%