| Marshall (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/White Coach: Todd Evers League: Little Illini Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Travis Adams 5'10" 185 Senior QB/SS 4.89 Tanner Liffick 6'3" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.67 Sheldon Rayhel 6'3" 200 Senior DE/OL 5.01 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed/Athleticism, Depth, Quick Passing Game Team Weaknesses: Overall Team Size RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -4.9 2014 National Rank: #9066 2014 State Rank: #339 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2015 Starting Power Rating: 3.6 2015 National Rank: #6928 2015 State Rank: #262 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6503 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 90-40 (73-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (4th) 2014 Points For Average: 30.2 2014 Points Against Average: 15 2014 Differential: +15.2 2014 Wins: #10485 Newton (13-7), #11083 Fairfield (42-38), #12204 East Richland (Olney) (47-16), #12555 Red Hill (Bridgeport) (49-8), #13879 Paris (62-6), #14069 Flora (48-0), #14294 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (43-0) 2014 Losses: #6386 Robinson (21-7), #6386 Robinson (27-7), #7075 Lawrenceville (28-14), #7367 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (14-0) 2014 Opponents W-L: 59-52 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4 Streak List: 8/28/15 Flora (47-0), 9/4/15 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (56-0), 9/11/15 Robinson (42-0), 9/18/15 East Richland (Olney) (57-7) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Flora, 9/4 at Edwards County/Grayville (Albion), 9/11 at Robinson, 9/18 East Richland (Olney), 9/25 at Paris, 10/2 Red Hill (Bridgeport), 10/9 Newton, 10/16 at Casey-Westfield (Casey), 10/23 Lawrenceville Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrenceville (2.2), Casey-Westfield (Casey) (1.1), Robinson (0.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (-44.4), Flora (-39.9), Paris (-28.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.2 (-13.7 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #468 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12303 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15% |