GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Brian Cooney
League: Southwest Prairie
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jack Kwiatkowski 6'4" 190 Junior
Brett Wainwright 5'9" 140 Junior
Mikel Stewart 6'0" 205 Junior
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan West 6'3" 185 Senior QB 4.85
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young, Fast/Physical
Team Weaknesses: Young Players Must Fill Key Starting Roles, Replacing All-State QB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2011 National Rank: #2177
2011 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.5
2012 National Rank: #1927
2012 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #946
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 71-28 (45-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30.1
2011 Points Against Average: 25.4
2011 Differential: +4.7
2011 Wins: #2350 Minooka (21-7), #3643 Plainfield South (Plainfield) (54-32), #4615 Plainfield North (Plainfield) (42-21), #4763 Thornton (Harvey) (35-13), #5416 Plainfield Central (Plainfield) (21-6), #5607 Plainfield East (Plainfield) (43-36), #7241 Romeoville (25-14), #8538 Oswego East (Oswego) (35-28)
2011 Losses: #719 East St. Louis (41-0), #756 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (47-41), #1219 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (34-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-47
Recent State Championships: 2003 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie South)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Geneva, 8/31 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora), 9/7 at Minooka, 9/14 Romeoville, 9/21 at Oswego East (Oswego), 9/28 at Plainfield East (Plainfield), 10/5 Plainfield North (Plainfield), 10/12 at Plainfield South (Plainfield), 10/19 Plainfield Central (Plainfield)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (36.5), Minooka (27.4), Geneva (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oswego East (Oswego) (-9.9), Romeoville (-2.5), Plainfield East (Plainfield) (9.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (20 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3301
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%