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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Brandon Rodgers
League: South Central
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Thompson 6'2" 205 Senior TE/LB 4.9
T.J. Drone 6'4" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Rhett Wakefield 5'10" 185 Junior QB/LB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions, Passing Game

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2017 National Rank: #5707
2017 State Rank: #140
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: -15.4
2018 National Rank: #6797
2018 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3931
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 133-44 (79-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 29
2017 Points Against Average: 19.6
2017 Differential: +9.4
2017 Wins: #3865 Aurora (46-19), #5010 Thayer (15-14), #7234 Strafford (56-14), #7234 Strafford (33-21), #12408 Willow Springs (38-0), #12408 Willow Springs (43-6), #13031 Cabool (42-8)
2017 Losses: #2234 Ava (32-6), #2234 Ava (22-19), #5625 Salem (33-22), #6063 Liberty (Mountain View) (42-14), #10426 Houston (24-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 72-62
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Fair Grove, 8/31 Strafford, 9/7 at Ava, 9/14 Willow Springs, 9/21 at Cabool, 9/28 at Liberty (Mountain View), 10/12 Houston
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ava (11.6), Liberty (Mountain View) (-8.5), Strafford (-11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cabool (-49.6), Willow Springs (-40.4), Houston (-31.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (1.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8656
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%