Byron (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Mike Elsbury League: Big Northern - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Backfield Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.7 2010 National Rank: #5029 2010 State Rank: #193 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 7.9 2011 National Rank: #5522 2011 State Rank: #205 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5802 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7 Dynasty Record: 23-25 (13-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 31.2 2010 Points Against Average: 20.6 2010 Differential: +10.6 2010 Wins: #4268 Oregon (27-8), #7046 Winnebago (33-14), #7766 North Boone (Poplar Grove) (36-27), #9803 Rock Falls (34-8), #10550 Marengo (49-3), #12429 Lutheran (Rockford) (64-20) 2010 Losses: #644 Stillman Valley (32-14), #1168 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (35-7), #4314 Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst) (35-27), #5215 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (24-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 56-47 Recent League Championships: 2005 (Big Northern Red) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/27 Walther Lutheran (Melrose Park), 9/2 at Wheaton Academy (West Chicago), 9/9 at Marengo, 9/16 Richmond-Burton (Richmond), 9/23 Winnebago, 9/30 at Stillman Valley, 10/7 at Oregon, 10/14 Rock Falls, 10/21 at Lutheran (Rockford) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Stillman Valley (39.7), Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (31.1), Oregon (12.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lutheran (Rockford) (-9.4), Rock Falls (-8.7), Marengo (-7.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (8.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5043 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/27 Walther Lutheran (Melrose Park) [projection: 28-27 win]