Newton (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Burnt Orange/Royal Blue Coach: Jason Fulton League: Little Illini (moving from Little Illini - Egyptian) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brock Mammoser 6'0" 150 Junior QB 4.80 Mitch Bierman 5'10" 160 Sophomore RB 4.70 Nick Reis 6'2" 280 Senior C 5.20 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On OL, QB Team Weaknesses: Youth At Skill Positions, Defense RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -19.1 2013 National Rank: #11933 2013 State Rank: #453 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: -15.6 2014 National Rank: #11306 2014 State Rank: #424 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8229 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6 Dynasty Record: 59-50 (39-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 23.3 2013 Points Against Average: 33 2013 Differential: -9.7 2013 Wins: #9394 East Richland (Olney) (34-33), #12327 Marshall (21-20), #12899 Flora (28-27), #14297 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (48-12) 2013 Losses: #4964 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (45-13), #8238 Robinson (35-12), #8865 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (40-7), #9810 Lawrenceville (48-26), #11992 Paris (37-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 48-40 Recent League Championships: 2006 (Apollo), 2005 (Apollo), 2004 (tied for 1st; Apollo) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (41-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Edwards County/Grayville (Albion), 9/5 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 9/13 at Lawrenceville, 9/19 Red Hill (Bridgeport), 9/26 at Robinson, 10/3 at Flora, 10/10 Marshall, 10/17 at East Richland (Olney), 10/24 Paris 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: -13.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #466 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12144 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 5th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |