Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chris Fisher
League: 5A-1 Region I District 2
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year Starter At QB, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL/WR Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2018 National Rank: #4943
2018 State Rank: #547
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -10.4
2019 National Rank: #5213
2019 State Rank: #563
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2836
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.5
Dynasty Record: 69-102 (43-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 29.3
2018 Points Against Average: 33.8
2018 Differential: -4.5
2018 Wins: #7920 Plainview (43-7), #9499 Borger (47-8), #9659 Lubbock (54-13)
2018 Losses: #257 Tascosa (Amarillo) (36-7), #931 Coronado (Lubbock) (56-22), #1776 Canyon (44-21), #1906 Amarillo (35-7), #1904 Caprock (Amarillo) (41-29), #2323 Cooper (Abilene) (49-15), #3858 Monterey (Lubbock) (49-48)
2018 Opponents W-L: 61-55
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3), 2004 (4A Region I District 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 Canyon, 9/6 at Plainview, 9/13 at Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/19 Borger, 9/27 at Caprock (Amarillo), 10/4 Lubbock, 10/11 at Cooper (Abilene), 10/17 Amarillo, 10/25 at Monterey (Lubbock), 10/31 Coronado (Lubbock)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Tascosa (Amarillo) (31.2), Coronado (Lubbock) (25), Cooper (Abilene) (14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lubbock (-37.4), Borger (-37.1), Plainview (-21.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #311
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2026
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%