Effingham (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Flaming Hearts Colors: Red/White/Forest Green Coach: Mike McDonald League: Apollo Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 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 Grant Johnson 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB Nate Boggs 6'5" 250 Senior DL/OL John Jones 6'0" 175 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Offensive Players, Optimism Is High Team Weaknesses: A Few Question Marks In Key Positions, Must Beat Top Teams RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.1 2010 National Rank: #4257 2010 State Rank: #160 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.2 2011 National Rank: #3030 2011 State Rank: #117 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4152 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2 Dynasty Record: 37-16 (29-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 23.8 2010 Points Against Average: 16.5 2010 Differential: +7.3 2010 Wins: #7479 Paris (27-14), #8072 Herrin (27-0), #8518 Charleston (36-6), #9311 Robinson (41-7), #9508 Newton (28-13), #11476 East Richland/West Richland (Olney) (35-6), #12207 Salem (46-0) 2010 Losses: #102 Rochester (53-2), #1943 Mater Dei (Breese) (40-0), #3142 Mt. Zion (13-7), #4859 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (30-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 65-46 Recent League Championships: 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Mater Dei (Breese), 9/2 at Charleston, 9/9 Salem, 9/16 at Paris, 9/23 Newton, 9/30 at East Richland/West Richland (Olney), 10/7 Mt. Zion, 10/14 at Robinson, 10/21 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Zion (24.6), Mater Dei (Breese) (20.2), Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (-19.4), East Richland/West Richland (Olney) (-9.5), Newton (-5.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (10.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #318 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7481 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16% Opener: 8/26 Mater Dei (Breese) [projection: 31-28 win]