| Lutheran (Rockford, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Purple/White Coach: Bruce Bazsali League: Big Northern - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nat Wieting 6'4.5" 220 Senior TE/OLB 4.90 James Robinson 6'0" 195 Junior RB/OLB 4.65 Matt Anderson 6'2" 195 Junior ILB/T 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: QB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 29.6 2013 National Rank: #1850 2013 State Rank: #63 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.8 2014 National Rank: #1451 2014 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #9810 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 37 Dynasty Record: 29-76 (13-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 11-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 39 2013 Points Against Average: 21.8 2013 Differential: +17.2 2013 Wins: #1169 Stillman Valley (33-28), #2244 Harvard (28-24), #3672 Rochelle (27-22), #4231 Oregon (48-14), #4603 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (29-27), #6767 Byron (35-7), #7112 Mendota (42-28), #9498 Rock Falls (66-45), #9997 Walther Lutheran (Melrose Park) (56-13), #10166 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (58-12), #12476 Rockford Christian (Rockford) (56-0) 2013 Losses: #693 Geneseo (35-7), #1502 Winnebago (28-22) 2013 Opponents W-L: 77-62 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Notre Dame (Quincy) (35-6), 9/5/14 Rockford Christian (Rockford) (74-12) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Notre Dame (Quincy), 9/5 at Rockford Christian (Rockford), 9/12 Dixon, 9/19 Winnebago, 9/26 at Oregon, 10/3 Mendota, 10/10 at Byron, 10/17 Stillman Valley, 10/24 at Rock Falls Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Stillman Valley (35.4), Notre Dame (Quincy) (23.3), Winnebago (21.9) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rockford Christian (Rockford) (-23), Dixon (-0.7), Rock Falls (3.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (13.3 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4708 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28% |