Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Scott Conklin League: 2A Intermountain Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 1-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ike Dennison 5'11" 185 Senior QB/P Vincent Conklin 5'9" 165 Senior WR/S Cordell Baer 6'2" 195 Senior WR/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -25.7 2017 National Rank: #12005 2017 State Rank: #162 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -30.7 2018 National Rank: #10113 2018 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11946 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.2 Dynasty Record: 37-106 (22-79 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 14.6 2017 Points Against Average: 35.9 2017 Differential: -21.3 2017 Wins: #13627 Ignacio (38-6), #13717 Gunnison (40-22) 2017 Losses: #1382 Bayfield (56-12), #2621 Grand County (Moab, UT) (57-0), #7483 Pagosa Springs (48-7), #8216 Delta (23-7), #8290 Alamosa (38-0), #8375 Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM) (37-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 47-33 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Bloomfield (NM), 8/31 at Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM), 9/7 Zuni (NM), 9/14 at Delta, 9/28 Pagosa Springs, 10/5 at Alamosa, 10/12 at Bayfield, 10/18 Salida, 10/26 at Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bayfield (21.4), Alamosa (-15.5), Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM) (-19.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Zuni (NM) (-59.1), Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM) (-56.5), Delta (-30.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10227 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%