Harlan [John M.] (Chicago, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Columbia/Navy/White
Coach: Clifton Cooper
League: Chicago Public - Windy City (moving from Chicago Public Illini - Prairie State)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -25.4
2014 National Rank: #12738
2014 State Rank: #484
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -25.9
2015 National Rank: #12737
2015 State Rank: #480
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11246
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 58-51 (38-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2014 Points For Average: 22.2
2014 Points Against Average: 35.9
2014 Differential: -13.7
2014 Wins: #6201 Morgan Park (Chicago) (55-47), #14671 Gage Park (Chicago) (54-6)
2014 Losses: #256 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (48-0), #5153 Hubbard (Chicago) (45-12), #7587 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago) (38-8), #8994 Chicago Vocational (Chicago) (42-40), #9958 Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago) (27-24), #10279 Robeson (Chicago) (50-0), #12589 Bogan (Chicago) (20-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 42-52
Recent State Championships: 2005 (CPS Intra-City)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public Illini - Heartland), 2006 (Chicago Public - Second City), 2005 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public Intra-City South)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Deerfield, 9/3 Crane (Chicago), 9/12 Hyde Park (Chicago), 9/19 at Washington [George] (Chicago), 9/26 DuSable (Chicago), 10/3 Hirsch (Chicago), 10/10 Urban Prep-Bronzeville (Chicago), 10/16 at South Shore International (Chicago), 10/24 at Kenwood (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Deerfield (8.5), Kenwood (Chicago) (-16.6), DuSable (Chicago) (-16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hirsch (Chicago) (-35.7), Hyde Park (Chicago) (-29), Washington [George] (Chicago) (-23.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 (-5.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #479
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12476
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%