| Mercer County (Aledo, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold Coach: Nat Zunkel League: Lincoln Trail Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2014 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Spencer Wood 6'3" 200 Senior QB 5.0 Ben Nichols 6'0" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.8 Ashton Klingaman 5'7" 140 Senior WR/DB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, QB Team Weaknesses: Raw Lines RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 3.3 2014 National Rank: #7098 2014 State Rank: #268 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 1.8 2015 National Rank: #7396 2015 State Rank: #282 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1977 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20 Dynasty Record: 60-11 (45-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 24.6 2014 Points Against Average: 16.4 2014 Differential: +8.2 2014 Wins: #8084 Princeville (8-6), #8624 United (Monmouth) (21-14), #8769 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (8-6), #10708 Farmington (32-12), #10827 ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida) (38-15), #12162 AlWood/Cambridge (Woodhull) (54-14), #13856 West Central (Biggsville) (43-8) 2014 Losses: #2879 Stark County (Toulon) (24-8), #5658 Orion (37-34), #7038 Elmwood/Brimfield (Elmwood) (28-0) 2014 Opponents W-L: 53-46 Recent State Championships: 2012 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st; West Prairie Trail - Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/19/15 ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida) (24-21) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Elmwood/Brimfield (Elmwood), 9/4 Farmington, 9/11 Princeville, 9/19 at ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida), 9/25 Stark County (Toulon), 10/2 at Wethersfield (Kewanee), 10/9 at Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull), 10/16 West Central (Biggsville), 10/23 United (Monmouth) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Stark County (Toulon) (17.6), Princeville (3.4), Farmington (-1.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: West Central (Biggsville) (-43.8), Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull) (-21.2), ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida) (-13.2) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1 (-3.7 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #387 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10267 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |