Zimmerman (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Colors: Navy/Columbia Coach: Tom Kish League: East Central - North Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Carter McEachern 6'4" 185 Junior QB/FS 4.77 Tucker Budreau 6'1" 275 Senior DT/C 5.25 Brett Howard 6'0.5" 205 Junior ILB/FB 4.87 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Athletic Defensively Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7 2017 National Rank: #5291 2017 State Rank: #93 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -21 2018 National Rank: #8117 2018 State Rank: #153 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7750 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.3 Dynasty Record: 67-72 (47-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 32.6 2017 Points Against Average: 13.2 2017 Differential: +19.4 2017 Wins: #5208 Delano (28-24), #6483 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (38-14), #7057 New London-Spicer (New London) (28-7), #8318 Albany (31-14), #10335 Little Falls (38-14), #11400 Foley (34-6), #12108 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (41-6), #12786 Milaca (49-6) 2017 Losses: #4986 Big Lake (28-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 38-49 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Granite Ridge) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/30 Delano, 9/7 Foley, 9/14 at New London-Spicer (New London), 9/21 Milaca, 9/28 at Little Falls, 10/5 Albany, 10/12 at St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud), 10/17 at Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Delano (-7.6), New London-Spicer (New London) (-8.6), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (-11.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (-44.7), Milaca (-38.3), Foley (-35.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3 (-3.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10287 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%