| Sycamore (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Joe Ryan League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2011 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Austin Culton 5'6" 155 Senior FB 4.75 Ben Niemann 6'3" 195 Junior WR/DB 4.61 Davey Scholz 5'7.5" 155 Senior HB/CB 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Most Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 21.8 2011 National Rank: #2945 2011 State Rank: #110 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.1 2012 National Rank: #4450 2012 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3342 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 47-42 (21-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 31 2011 Points Against Average: 25.1 2011 Differential: +5.9 2011 Wins: #2453 Rochelle (26-23), #3127 Central (Burlington) (20-17), #4857 DeKalb (33-21), #5068 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Chicago) (36-29), #6175 Yorkville (42-14), #10638 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (47-12), #12013 Streator (54-27) 2011 Losses: #768 Kaneland (Maple Park) (35-21), #1467 Morris (43-19), #2453 Rochelle (21-16), #2585 Sterling (34-27) 2011 Opponents W-L: 77-40 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox), 9/1 at North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago), 9/7 at DeKalb, 9/14 at Geneseo, 9/21 Ottawa, 9/28 Morris, 10/5 Rochelle, 10/12 at Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/19 Yorkville Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kaneland (Maple Park) (39.6), Morris (32.6), Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (21.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (-11.7), Ottawa (1.6), Geneseo (6.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (15.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3063 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |