Appleton North (Appleton, WI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Silver/Gold
Coach: Rob Salm
League: Valley - North
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Will Stewart 5'9" 190 RB 4.8
Brandon Kolgen 6'3" 250 Senior DL 4.95
Connor Dahlke 6'4" 245 Senior OL 5.06

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Talented At Key Positions, Best Depth Team Has Had In Years
Team Weaknesses: New QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2015 National Rank: #2077
2015 State Rank: #44
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.8
2016 National Rank: #2338
2016 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #990
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 110-39 (82-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 36.5
2015 Points Against Average: 13.9
2015 Differential: +22.6
2015 Wins: #4097 Hortonville (24-0), #5013 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (37-15), #6490 Appleton West (Appleton) (44-17), #6490 Appleton West (Appleton) (48-7), #7170 Wausau West (Wausau) (35-0), #8103 Kaukauna (49-20), #8355 Appleton East (Appleton) (35-0), #10981 Wausau East (Wausau) (49-0)
2015 Losses: #333 Kimberly (35-28), #1327 Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire) (24-21), #3038 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (35-32)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-58
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (42-0), 8/26/16 Fond du Lac (38-35), 9/2/16 Kaukauna (49-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 8/26 Fond du Lac, 9/2 Kaukauna, 9/9 at Wausau West (Wausau), 9/16 Kimberly, 9/23 Appleton West (Appleton), 9/30 at Appleton East (Appleton), 10/7 at Wausau East (Wausau), 10/14 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (51.7), Fond du Lac (30.2), Appleton West (Appleton) (7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wausau East (Wausau) (-19.2), Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (-8.9), Kaukauna (1.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (13.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5488
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%