| Auburn (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Dave Bates League: Sangamo Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2013 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyler Brown 5'11" 185 Senior LB Scott McDermand 6'2" 220 Senior LB/T Noah Meyer 5'10" 190 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, QB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 19.1 2013 National Rank: #3577 2013 State Rank: #124 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.3 2014 National Rank: #2875 2014 State Rank: #96 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 14.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3548 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8 Dynasty Record: 103-25 (79-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 10-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 40.5 2013 Points Against Average: 20 2013 Differential: +20.5 2013 Wins: #3899 Cerro Gordo/DeLand-Weldon/Bement (Cerro Gordo) (21-12), #5962 Carlinville (49-19), #8086 Athens/Greenview (Athens) (44-14), #8589 North Mac (Virden) (35-14), #8589 North Mac (Virden) (35-8), #8652 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (50-28), #10496 Riverton (47-21), #11156 Pawnee (49-14), #12686 Pleasant Plains (56-21), #13679 Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (Niantic) (44-0) 2013 Losses: #2350 Williamsville (21-14), #4988 Staunton (32-28), #6642 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (56-55) 2013 Opponents W-L: 74-62 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (Prairie State), 2005 (Prairie State), 2003 (Prairie State) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Williamsville, 9/5 at Pleasant Plains, 9/12 Athens/Greenview (Athens), 9/19 at North Mac (Virden), 9/26 at Riverton, 10/3 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg), 10/10 River Valley [Midland/Henry-Senachwine/Lowpoint-Washburn] (Varna), 10/17 at New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin), 10/24 Pittsfield Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Williamsville (18.7), New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (6.7), PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (5.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Plains (-20.2), Riverton (-11.2), North Mac (Virden) (-2.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7755 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 46% |