Marengo (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Matthew Lynch League: Big Northern - East Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2014 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jarrell Jackson 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.33 Kyle Gara 5'11" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.71 Craiton Nice 5'9" 160 WR/DB 4.62 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Unity RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 2.3 2014 National Rank: #7332 2014 State Rank: #279 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 4.8 2015 National Rank: #6626 2015 State Rank: #251 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -7 Dynasty National Rank: #10415 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 25-84 (11-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 5-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2014 Points For Average: 32 2014 Points Against Average: 23.2 2014 Differential: +8.8 2014 Wins: #3715 Byron (45-28), #6769 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (43-34), #10950 Harvard (41-6), #12736 Rock Falls (45-14), #12977 Rockford Christian (Rockford) (42-13) 2014 Losses: #3804 Johnsburg (42-17), #5592 Central (Burlington) (21-13), #7331 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (22-14), #8194 North Boone (Poplar Grove) (29-28) 2014 Opponents W-L: 40-51 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4 Streak List: 8/28/15 Byron (33-0), 9/4/15 Rock Falls (50-8), 9/11/15 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (42-13), 9/19/15 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (28-14) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Byron, 9/4 at Rock Falls, 9/11 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa), 9/19 at Richmond-Burton (Richmond), 9/25 Harvard, 10/2 at Central (Burlington), 10/9 Johnsburg, 10/16 at Rockford Christian (Rockford), 10/23 North Boone (Poplar Grove) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Byron (20.7), Johnsburg (20.2), Central (Burlington) (11.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Falls (-25.9), Rockford Christian (Rockford) (-18.3), Harvard (-10.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #335 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7919 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |