Auburn (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Dave Bates League: Sangamo Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 2-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jake Roth 6'5" 275 Senior G/DT Ryan McLaughlin 5'11" 180 Senior RB Sydney Landers 5'9" 175 Senior ILB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Running Game Team Weaknesses: LT, Need LB Replacements, Need Someone To Step Up To Be Go-To WR RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 17.5 2015 National Rank: #3932 2015 State Rank: #143 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 21 2016 National Rank: #3105 2016 State Rank: #113 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3442 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6 Dynasty Record: 122-32 (90-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 10-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 32.9 2015 Points Against Average: 18.9 2015 Differential: +14 2015 Wins: #5087 Pana (20-7), #5289 Nashville (22-6), #5894 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (40-27), #6337 Athens/Greenview (Athens) (27-13), #7964 Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove) (44-14), #8359 Shelbyville (43-21), #9044 Alden-Hebron/Faith Lutheran (Hebron) (41-16), #11404 Riverton (44-6), #11958 Pittsfield (41-8), #13502 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (48-13) 2015 Losses: #907 Tri-Valley (Downs) (41-8), #4017 North Mac (Virden) (35-28), #7163 Williamsville (31-28), #7321 Pleasant Plains (27-26) 2015 Opponents W-L: 92-58 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (Prairie State), 2005 (Prairie State), 2003 (Prairie State) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (Pittsfield), 9/2 at Williamsville, 9/9 at Pleasant Plains, 9/16 Athens, 9/23 at North Mac (Virden), 9/30 at Riverton, 10/7 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg), 10/14 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa), 10/21 at New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: North Mac (Virden) (20.6), Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (17.6), Pleasant Plains (10.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (-33.8), Riverton (-13.2), Williamsville (-3.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (4.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #315 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8153 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%