Belgrade (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Green/White Coach: Eric Kinnaman League: AA - Eastern (moving from A - Central/East) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mason Jacobsen 6'2" 225 Sophomore DE/TE Riley Burman 5'10" 155 Senior WR/SS John Mears 5'8" 155 Senior RB/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Five Years In Systems Team Weaknesses: Youth, Moving Up A Classification RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -0.2 2018 National Rank: #6569 2018 State Rank: #23 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -16 2019 National Rank: #6504 2019 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5403 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.5 Dynasty Record: 95-65 [94-66 on the field] (57-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 4th) 2018 Points For Average: 21.6 2018 Points Against Average: 23.8 2018 Differential: -2.2 2018 Wins: #4017 Custer County (Miles City) (27-21), #7311 Sidney (31-7), #9462 Park (Livingston) (20-13), #9681 Dawson/Terry (Glendive) (28-21), #9715 Havre (10-0), #12568 Hardin (44-6) 2018 Losses: #625 Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (52-14), #2950 Laurel (29-14), #3772 Fergus (Lewistown) (43-21), #4017 Custer County (Miles City) (46-7) 2018 Opponents W-L: 52-50 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Central A), 2014 (Central A), 2013 (Central A), 2003 (A- Central A) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Butte, 9/6 Helena, 9/13 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 9/27 at Billings, 10/4 Great Falls, 10/11 at Bozeman, 10/18 vs Billings West (Billings), 10/25 Skyview (Billings) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Billings West (Billings) (8), Bozeman (-5.2), Butte (-15.6) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Skyview (Billings) (-61.2), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (-46.6), Great Falls (-35.1) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (2.1 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.5 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.5 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9736 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%