LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Red/Green Coach: Joe Sassano League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Duncan 6'3" 190 LB Logan Zeman 6'1" 175 WR/DB Jonathon Hewitt 6'2" 255 OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Experience, Defensive Secondary Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3-Year Starting QB RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: -2.3 2012 National Rank: #8582 2012 State Rank: #315 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: -9.8 2013 National Rank: #10230 2013 State Rank: #368 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 6 Dynasty National Rank: #6295 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8 Dynasty Record: 20-26 (12-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 3-6 2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2012 Points For Average: 20.1 2012 Points Against Average: 24.2 2012 Differential: -4.1 2012 Wins: #10970 United (East Moline) (41-21), #11598 Streator (41-14), #12936 Dixon (53-14) 2012 Losses: #1324 Alleman (Rock Island) (35-0), #1469 Ottawa (21-19), #4246 Geneseo (28-0), #4441 Rochelle (22-0), #5902 Sterling (28-21), #6948 Yorkville (35-6) 2012 Opponents W-L: 45-47 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Lincoln-Way North (Frankfort), 9/6 at Washington, 9/13 Rochelle, 9/20 at Yorkville, 9/27 at Sterling, 10/4 Dixon, 10/11 Streator, 10/18 at Ottawa, 10/25 Geneseo Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa (30.5), Washington (26.8), Lincoln-Way North (Frankfort) (22.8) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dixon (-25.8), Streator (-16.5), Yorkville (0.7) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4941 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2013 Projected League Finish: 4th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%