| Danville (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Ironmen Colors: Purple/Orange Coach: JIm Keiser League: Heartland II (moving from Heartland I) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #56 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 0 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gabe Shope 6'3" 185 Senior TE/OLB 4.58 Joe Strausser 6'0" 250 Junior RB/DT 4.88 Matt Meloy 5'9.5" 175 Junior FS/QB 4.81 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 16.4 2013 National Rank: #4105 2013 State Rank: #166 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2014 National Rank: #6041 2014 State Rank: #259 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #4006 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 76-47 (47-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 10-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 27.1 2013 Points Against Average: 14.2 2013 Differential: +12.9 2013 Wins: #4558 Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) (23-21), #4558 Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) (28-21), #6788 Jersey Shore (24-7), #7388 Lewisburg (23-6), #7435 Bloomsburg (31-23), #7817 Mifflinburg (37-13), #8144 Shikellamy (Sunbury) (45-7), #9620 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (34-6), #9692 Milton (41-0), #12241 Shamokin Area (Coal Township) (28-7) 2013 Losses: #3228 Troy (35-14), #4663 Montoursville (21-10), #7158 Selinsgrove (17-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 79-71 Recent League Championships: 2013 (Heartland I), 2012 (Heartland I), 2010 (Heartland I) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Bloomsburg (35-7) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Bloomsburg, 9/5 at Mifflinburg, 9/12 at Loyalsock Township (Williamsport), 9/19 Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa), 9/26 Mount Carmel, 10/3 at Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing), 10/10 Lewisburg, 10/17 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg), 10/24 at Shikellamy (Sunbury), 10/31 Warrior Run (Turbotville) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (31.3), Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) (19.7), Mount Carmel (14.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Warrior Run (Turbotville) (-30.1), Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (-14), Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (-5.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (5.1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #339 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7148 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |