Hampshire (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Whip-Purs Colors: Purple/White Coach: Dan Cavanaugh League: Fox Valley - Fox Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Denardo 5'10" 185 Senior OL/LB 5.10 Grant Bender 6'4" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.00 Phil Lapointe 5'10" 215 Senior OL/LB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid Lines, Many Returning Linemen, Better Numbers Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Top RB, Lost Defensive Player Of Year RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -10 2011 National Rank: #10354 2011 State Rank: #390 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.5 2012 National Rank: #9787 2012 State Rank: #362 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5185 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.3 Dynasty Record: 43-45 (24-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 1-8 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 13.7 2011 Points Against Average: 35.7 2011 Differential: -22 2011 Wins: #11597 Johnsburg (27-26) 2011 Losses: #1389 Cary-Grove (Cary) (35-6), #3082 Central (Crystal Lake) (55-6), #3127 Central (Burlington) (36-22), #3532 Grayslake Central (Grayslake) (34-0), #3881 Woodstock North (Woodstock) (34-12), #4857 DeKalb (37-14), #5557 Grayslake North (Grayslake) (49-22), #9914 Woodstock (15-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 45-42 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Big Northern - East), 2005 (Big Northern White) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Central (Burlington), 8/31 at DeKalb, 9/7 at Grayslake Central (Grayslake), 9/14 Cary-Grove (Cary), 9/21 Grayslake North (Grayslake), 9/28 at Johnsburg, 10/5 Woodstock, 10/12 at Woodstock North (Woodstock), 10/19 Central (Crystal Lake) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cary-Grove (Cary) (32.1), Central (Crystal Lake) (21.2), Central (Burlington) (20.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Johnsburg (-16.4), Woodstock (-7.9), Grayslake Central (Grayslake) (7.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3957 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%