| Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Dennis Houlihan League: Sierra Foothill Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-VI Playoff Division Rank: #71 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Andrew Schnitzius 6'1" 215 Senior TE/ILB 4.8 Caleb Patterson 6'2" 220 Senior DE/G 4.6 Kase Scott 5'10" 180 Senior OLB/RB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Talented Sophomore Class Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 11.6 2014 National Rank: #5210 2014 State Rank: #353 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 2.1 2015 National Rank: #7318 2015 State Rank: #506 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 27.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1054 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.8 Dynasty Record: 84-52 [83-53 on the field] (34-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 3-7 2014 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2014 Points For Average: 20.4 2014 Points Against Average: 35.7 2014 Differential: -15.3 2014 Wins: #3931 Placer (Auburn) (41-20), #8873 Pioneer (Woodland) (42-7), #11208 Lincoln (26-20) 2014 Losses: #5 Folsom (63-6), #636 Granite Bay (38-0), #731 Rocklin (44-21), #908 Del Oro (Loomis) (50-14), #2089 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (24-21), #3085 Woodcreek (Roseville) (42-12), #3424 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (49-21) 2014 Opponents W-L: 65-49 Recent Section Championships: 2009 (I), 2005 (I) Recent League Championships: 2009 (Delta Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2003 (Metropolitan) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/18/15 Pioneer (Woodland) (35-12) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Placer (Auburn), 9/4 vs Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 9/11 Lincoln, 9/18 at Pioneer (Woodland), 9/25 at Del Oro (Loomis), 10/2 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/9 at Folsom, 10/16 Granite Bay, 10/23 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 11/6 at Rocklin Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Folsom (61.1), Rocklin (47.1), Del Oro (Loomis) (44.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (-13.9), Pioneer (Woodland) (-10.7), Woodcreek (Roseville) (13.2) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #952 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2015 Projected League Finish: 7th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |