GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Joe Ryan
League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Brett Weaver 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.70
Dion Hooker 5'7" 165 Senior HB/CB 4.40
Zach Kalk 6'4" 225 Junior T 5.00
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Nieman 6'3" 200 Senior ATH 4.5 [Iowa]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 47.1
2013 National Rank: #379
2013 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 39.5
2014 National Rank: #699
2014 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2459
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.6
Dynasty Record: 66-47 (29-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36
2013 Points Against Average: 19.8
2013 Differential: +16.2
2013 Wins: #693 Geneseo (19-0), #712 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (34-21), #712 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (21-14), #875 Kaneland (Maple Park) (31-21), #956 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (33-28), #3221 DeKalb (48-26), #3672 Rochelle (42-33), #4547 Yorkville (41-7), #5068 Morris (43-21), #5086 Antioch (48-24), #6463 Ottawa (34-0), #10166 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (54-20)
2013 Losses: #102 Montini (Lombard) (42-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 95-48
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox), 9/6 at North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago), 9/12 Crete-Monee (Crete), 9/19 DeKalb, 9/27 at Ottawa, 10/3 Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/10 at Yorkville, 10/17 at Morris, 10/24 Sterling
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (42.4), Kaneland (Maple Park) (37.6), DeKalb (30)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (-1.3), Ottawa (6), Sterling (13.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6 (28.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1535
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 25%