Willmar (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Jon Konold League: North Central - White Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jake Evans 6'2" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.8 Drey Dirksen 6'4" 180 Senior QB/S 5.0 Ty Roelofs 6'2" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior-Dominated Team, Top Skill Position Players Return, 4 Experienced OL Are Back Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.8 2017 National Rank: #4516 2017 State Rank: #73 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.7 2018 National Rank: #3065 2018 State Rank: #50 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5548 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 59-81 (44-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 30.7 2017 Points Against Average: 24 2017 Differential: +6.7 2017 Wins: #3127 Becker (8-6), #4069 Fergus Falls (28-13), #4986 Big Lake (38-6), #9118 Princeton (54-14) 2017 Losses: #1335 Rocori (Cold Spring) (28-26), #1749 Moorhead (36-20), #3279 Hutchinson (46-38), #4232 Apollo (St. Cloud) (26-24), #6435 Detroit Lakes (41-40) 2017 Opponents W-L: 52-40 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Central Lakes - South) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Fergus Falls, 9/7 Hutchinson, 9/14 at Princeton, 9/21 at Big Lake, 9/28 Moorhead, 10/5 at Apollo (St. Cloud), 10/12 Becker, 10/17 Rocori (Cold Spring) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rocori (Cold Spring) (13.3), Moorhead (12.7), Hutchinson (6.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-23.6), Fergus Falls (-3.2), Apollo (St. Cloud) (3.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (16.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1963 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%