Polson (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Patrick Danley League: A - Northwest Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Andrey Bauer Senior ILB/FB Hunter Fritsch Senior LB/RB Wyatt Goode Senior G/NG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR/DB Experience, LBs, Excellent P/K Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Line Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -24.1 2017 National Rank: #11753 2017 State Rank: #49 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -41.1 2018 National Rank: #11915 2018 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5499 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 53.9 Dynasty Record: 90-47 (48-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 15.5 2017 Points Against Average: 29.3 2017 Differential: -13.8 2017 Wins: #13158 Whitefish (16-10), #13258 Libby (37-6) 2017 Losses: #1643 Columbia Falls (50-6), #2829 Hamilton (48-6), #4335 Beaverhead County (Dillon) (21-7), #9873 Browning (30-19), #10093 Corvallis (37-14), #12723 Ronan (32-19) 2017 Opponents W-L: 40-35 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Northwest A), 2012 (Northwestern A), 2011 (Northwestern A), 2009 (Northwestern A), 2008 (Northwestern A), 2005 (Northwest A), 2004 (A Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Stevensville, 8/31 at Beaverhead County (Dillon), 9/6 Corvallis, 9/14 at Hamilton, 9/21 Ronan, 9/28 at Libby, 10/5 Whitefish, 10/12 at Browning, 10/19 Columbia Falls Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (11.4), Columbia Falls (6.2), Beaverhead County (Dillon) (-15.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Libby (-52.8), Whitefish (-48.9), Ronan (-46.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10678 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%