Salida (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Purple/White Coach: Matt Luttrell League: 2A Intermountain (moving from 2A League 5) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2022 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Daniel Edgington 6'0" 150 Senior QB/S 4.6 Chris Graf 5'9" 190 Junior FB/LB 4.75 Wyatt Farney 5'10" 160 Junior RB/DB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Learning To Finish Games RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -21 2022 National Rank: #9815 2022 State Rank: #127 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -41.6 2023 National Rank: #9752 2023 State Rank: #124 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -29 Dynasty National Rank: #11995 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8 Dynasty Record: 15-29 (6-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 4-5 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2022 Points For Average: 21.1 2022 Points Against Average: 21.6 2022 Differential: -0.5 2022 Wins: #10170 Rye (24-14), #11121 Bayfield (32-20), #12827 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (35-6), #13218 Del Norte (48-13) 2022 Losses: #2486 Delta (41-0), #6484 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (19-0), #8349 Buena Vista (26-16), #8370 Woodland Park (22-21), #9383 Pagosa Springs (33-14) 2022 Opponents W-L: 50-41 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 2A Mountain), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Buena Vista, 9/1 Woodland Park, 9/8 Rye, 9/14 at Coal Ridge (New Castle), 9/22 Del Norte, 9/29 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez), 10/6 at Delta, 10/13 at Bayfield, 10/20 Pagosa Springs Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Delta (1.4), Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (-28.5), Woodland Park (-35.1) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Del Norte (-75), Coal Ridge (New Castle) (-66.2), Bayfield (-46.6) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.5 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41.5 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10927 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%