Morris (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Redskins Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Alan Thorson League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jake Walker 5'10" 185 Senior HB/DB Griffin Sobol 6'3" 200 Senior QB/DB T.J. Layne 6'2" 220 Senior OL/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 12.1 2013 National Rank: #5068 2013 State Rank: #183 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 13.3 2014 National Rank: #4490 2014 State Rank: #157 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.6 Dynasty National Rank: #835 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15 Dynasty Record: 97-35 (48-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2013 Points For Average: 18 2013 Points Against Average: 30.2 2013 Differential: -12.2 2013 Wins: #3672 Rochelle (31-28), #5051 Metamora (17-14), #8135 Dixon (38-21) 2013 Losses: #379 Sycamore (43-21), #693 Geneseo (42-7), #875 Kaneland (Maple Park) (49-14), #3221 DeKalb (40-14), #4547 Yorkville (14-6), #4804 Minooka (21-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 59-37 Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Reagan), 2007 (Southwest Prairie), 2005 (Suburban Prairie South), 2004 (Suburban Prairie South), 2003 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie South) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Metamora (12-8) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Minooka, 9/5 Metamora, 9/12 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/19 at Sterling, 9/26 Yorkville, 10/3 at DeKalb, 10/10 at Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/17 Sycamore, 10/24 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sycamore (40.8), Kaneland (Maple Park) (37.6), DeKalb (30) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (-7.3), Metamora (12.2), Sterling (13.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1849 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 5th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%