More [St. Thomas] (Champaign, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Sabers Colors: Burgundy/Hunter Green Coach: Dan Hennessey League: Sangamon Valley Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Paul Comet 5'11" 185 Senior RB Connor Stewart 6'1" 235 Senior T/DE John Strauser 6'2" 245 G/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Receivers, RB Team Weaknesses: Question Marks On OL, Unproven QB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 4.4 2010 National Rank: #6823 2010 State Rank: #254 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 4.6 2011 National Rank: #6397 2011 State Rank: #235 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6928 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1 Dynasty Record: 30-21 (18-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 26.4 2010 Points Against Average: 23.5 2010 Differential: +2.9 2010 Wins: #8391 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (21-7), #8810 Oakwood/Armstrong (Fithian) (28-18), #11056 Fisher (35-7), #11416 Watseka (42-7), #11611 Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman) (37-12), #13477 Blue Ridge (Farmer City) (51-0) 2010 Losses: #1279 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (63-21), #1880 Central (Clifton) (47-21), #3444 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (29-3), #3444 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (41-7), #4656 Momence (27-24) 2010 Opponents W-L: 66-49 Recent League Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Blue Ridge (Farmer City) (55-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Fisher, 9/2 Blue Ridge (Farmer City), 9/9 at Watseka/Donovan (Watseka), 9/16 Momence, 9/23 at Central (Clifton), 9/30 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 10/7 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 10/14 Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman), 10/21 at Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (30.4), Central (Clifton) (22.2), Momence (12.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Ridge (Farmer City) (-29.9), Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman) (-15.7), Fisher (-13) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #323 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7637 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Fisher [projection: 31-14 win]