Skyline (Idaho Falls, ID)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Navy/Columbia/White
Coach: Scott Berger
League: 4A Great Basin - East
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joel Cortez 6'0" 300 Senior DL
Schooter Collins 6'3" 195 Senior DE
Eli Ames 5'11" 160 Sophomore WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37.6
2017 National Rank: #849
2017 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 13.5
2018 National Rank: #1645
2018 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1578
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 82-64 (27-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 34
2017 Points Against Average: 17.8
2017 Differential: +16.2
2017 Wins: #1124 Madison (Rexburg) (14-7), #2449 Minico (Rupert) (40-14), #2666 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (40-14), #3059 Middleton (21-13), #3701 Century (Pocatello) (49-12), #3828 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (28-21), #3967 Idaho Falls (47-28), #5107 Blackfoot (31-8), #5238 Pocatello (55-7), #7815 Preston (34-20)
2017 Losses: #1132 Rigby (28-21), #1664 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (41-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-57
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/7/17 Preston (34-20), 9/15/17 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (28-21), 9/23/17 Idaho Falls (47-28), 9/29/17 Century (Pocatello) (49-12), 10/6/17 Blackfoot (31-8), 10/13/17 Pocatello (55-7), 10/20/17 Madison (Rexburg) (14-7), 11/2/17 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (40-14), 11/10/17 Middleton (21-13), 11/17/17 Minico (Rupert) (40-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Skyline (Salt Lake City, UT), 8/31 at Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls), 9/7 Shelley, 9/14 at Blackfoot, 9/22 Idaho Falls, 9/28 at Hillcrest (Idaho Falls), 10/5 Rigby, 10/12 at Bonneville (Idaho Falls), 10/19 Madison (Rexburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (Rexburg) (14.8), Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (7), Rigby (5.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Blackfoot (-7.6), Shelley (1.6), Idaho Falls (4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (22.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1776
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%