Middleton (WI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Tim Simon League: Big Eight Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2014 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cam Maly 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.65 Mitch Bacon 5'11" 180 Senior WR 4.7 Joe Ludwig 6'1" 185 Junior FS/LB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Overall Team Quickness Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace 10 Defensive Starters, OL Size RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 26.4 2014 National Rank: #2362 2014 State Rank: #52 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.9 2015 National Rank: #3751 2015 State Rank: #82 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2061 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4 Dynasty Record: 90-36 (80-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 9-2 2014 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 33.5 2014 Points Against Average: 9.2 2014 Differential: +24.3 2014 Wins: #3773 La Follette (Madison) (28-7), #5517 Craig (Janesville) (41-0), #5805 Verona (32-9), #5883 Sun Prairie (33-10), #5962 West (Madison) (28-7), #8988 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (30-8), #9465 Parker (Janesville) (36-0), #10206 East (Madison) (40-6), #13170 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (63-7) 2014 Losses: #1063 Fond du Lac (27-20), #5883 Sun Prairie (20-17) 2014 Opponents W-L: 54-55 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5 Streak List: 8/21/15 Parker (Janesville) (21-19), 8/28/15 Verona (7-3), 9/4/15 East (Madison) (42-21), 9/11/15 La Follette (Madison) (24-13), 9/18/15 Sun Prairie (45-13) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Parker (Janesville), 8/28 Verona, 9/4 at East (Madison), 9/11 at La Follette (Madison), 9/18 Sun Prairie, 9/25 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison), 10/2 West (Madison), 10/9 at Beloit Memorial (Beloit), 10/16 at Craig (Janesville) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: La Follette (Madison) (10), Sun Prairie (9.4), West (Madison) (2.9) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-25.6), Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (-16), East (Madison) (-15.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (7.8 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #277 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9409 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 54% |