Marshall (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/White Coach: Todd Evers League: Little Illini (moving from Little Illini - Egyptian) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Travis Adams 5'11" 185 Junior QB/SS 4.90 Jon Newbold 6'2" 210 Senior OL/DE 4.90 Austin Mattingly 6'0" 200 Senior WR/FS 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -21.9 2013 National Rank: #12327 2013 State Rank: #468 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: -17.4 2014 National Rank: #11608 2014 State Rank: #437 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6171 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.5 Dynasty Record: 83-36 (67-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2013 Points For Average: 12.4 2013 Points Against Average: 25.4 2013 Differential: -13 2013 Wins: #12899 Flora (30-8), #13639 Oblong (20-13), #13843 Cumberland (Toledo) (8-6) 2013 Losses: #1884 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (47-0), #4964 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (41-14), #8238 Robinson (22-0), #9394 East Richland (Olney) (33-14), #9810 Lawrenceville (38-6), #11933 Newton (21-20) 2013 Opponents W-L: 57-36 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Flora (48-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Flora, 9/5 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion), 9/12 Robinson, 9/19 at East Richland (Olney), 9/26 Paris, 10/3 at Red Hill (Bridgeport), 10/10 at Newton, 10/17 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 10/24 at Lawrenceville Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Casey-Westfield (Casey) (11.1), Robinson (2.3), Lawrenceville (-8.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (-43.7), Red Hill (Bridgeport) (-36.7), Flora (-26.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.7 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #464 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12110 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 6th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |