Northwestern (Hyattsville, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Coach: Bryan Pierre
League: Prince George's County 4A
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Leon Victor 5'9.5" 175 Senior SS/QB 4.70
Andrew Pinkney 6'0" 290 Senior DL/OL 5.21
Dontay Smith 6'1" 210 Senior LB/OL 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Starters Returning On OL
Team Weaknesses: Lack Experience On DL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -4.8
2013 National Rank: #9067
2013 State Rank: #145
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -2.3
2014 National Rank: #8484
2014 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7383
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 44-66 [46-64 on the field] (42-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (8th)
2013 Points For Average: 10
2013 Points Against Average: 26.4
2013 Differential: -16.4
2013 Wins: #9802 Parkdale (Riverdale) (12-9), #10189 Bladensburg (27-26), #10688 High Point (Beltsville) (25-12)
2013 Losses: #1545 DuVal (Lanham) (32-2), #2551 Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (50-0), #3236 Flowers [Charles Herbert] (Springdale) (34-6), #3787 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Greenbelt) (28-3), #4466 Sussex Central (Georgetown, DE) (39-0), #6530 Oxon Hill (14-13), #8947 Laurel (20-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-56
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/13 Parkdale (Riverdale), 9/20 at Laurel, 9/27 High Point (Beltsville), 10/3 at Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro), 10/11 Oxon Hill, 10/18 at Flowers [Charles Herbert] (Springdale), 10/25 DuVal (Lanham), 11/1 Bladensburg, 11/8 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Greenbelt)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: DuVal (Lanham) (30.8), Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Greenbelt) (21.8), Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bladensburg (-16.2), High Point (Beltsville) (-14.9), Parkdale (Riverdale) (-8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5605
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 8th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%