Oskaloosa (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Scott Whaley League: Northeast Kansas Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2014 JV Record: 0-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dillion Grother 6'1" 170 Senior RB/LB Kyle Hopkins 6'4" 175 Senior RB/DE Ben Harvey 6'1" 185 Senior FB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: Size, Strength RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -6.1 2014 National Rank: #9333 2014 State Rank: #156 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -0.6 2015 National Rank: #7974 2015 State Rank: #127 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -18.6 Dynasty National Rank: #12980 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18 Dynasty Record: 44-69 (41-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 6-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 29.3 2014 Points Against Average: 31.7 2014 Differential: -2.4 2014 Wins: #11415 Valley Falls (32-30), #11428 McLouth (28-18), #12266 Jackson Heights (Holton) (22-20), #12335 Osage City (54-18), #13471 Jefferson County North (Winchester) (36-28), #14288 Immaculata (Leavenworth) (58-15) 2014 Losses: #366 Rossville (77-8), #1667 Silver Lake (55-8), #10320 Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (24-18) 2014 Opponents W-L: 46-45 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/30/14 Osage City (54-18), 9/4/15 Valley Falls (40-22), 9/11/15 Jefferson County North (Winchester) (22-18) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Valley Falls, 9/11 at Jefferson County North (Winchester), 9/19 at Maranatha Christian Academy (Shawnee), 9/25 Jackson Heights (Holton), 10/2 McLouth, 10/9 at Pleasant Ridge (Easton), 10/16 at Rossville, 10/23 Silver Lake, 10/29 Osage City Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rossville (52.8), Silver Lake (21.2), Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (-3.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Maranatha Christian Academy (Shawnee) (-43.3), Jefferson County North (Winchester) (-32), Osage City (-23.1) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10563 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%