Appleton East (Appleton, WI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Scarlet/White/Blue Coach: Pat Schwanke League: Valley - North (moving from Fox Valley) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2010 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ross Pflum 6'2" 190 Senior QB/RB Nick Carlson 6'1" 190 Senior RB Mike Schwanke 6'1" 175 Senior S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Starters RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 7.5 2010 National Rank: #6069 2010 State Rank: #146 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.7 2011 National Rank: #4174 2011 State Rank: #90 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4462 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8 Dynasty Record: 16-30 (16-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 17.9 2010 Points Against Average: 20.4 2010 Differential: -2.5 2010 Wins: #6353 Fond du Lac (21-12), #7915 Appleton West (Appleton) (20-16), #9521 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (27-14), #11468 Neenah (43-7) 2010 Losses: #1432 Kimberly (43-0), #2039 Menasha (24-6), #2061 Appleton North (Appleton) (17-16), #4785 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (23-21), #8275 Kaukauna (28-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 46-44 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Fond du Lac, 8/26 Menasha, 9/2 at Kaukauna, 9/9 Wausau West (Wausau), 9/16 Kimberly, 9/23 at Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 9/30 Appleton West (Appleton), 10/7 Wausau East (Wausau), 10/14 at Appleton North (Appleton) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (31.4), Menasha (25.8), Appleton North (Appleton) (23.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fond du Lac (-5.2), Wausau East (Wausau) (-4.6), Kaukauna (-0.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4252 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Fond du Lac [projection: 31-13 win]