GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Dan Appino
League: Northern Illinois
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Vederian Lowe 6'6" 345 Senior T 5.6
Nathan Jarrett 5'10" 185 Senior QB 4.73
Nathan Barbary 5'11" 190 Senior LB/RB 4.64
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Juwuane Parchman 6'1" 190 Senior ATH
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On Lines, Skill Position Speed
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Effective K, Lost D1 WR/LB
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 29.5
2015 National Rank: #1922
2015 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.8
2016 National Rank: #1576
2016 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10286
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 38.5
Dynasty Record: 33-89 (31-82 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 29.6
2015 Points Against Average: 17.1
2015 Differential: +12.5
2015 Wins: #1891 Reavis (Burbank) (35-20), #4868 Hononegah (Rockton) (7-6), #4868 Hononegah (Rockton) (10-6), #5044 Harlem (Machesney Park) (36-24), #5910 Belvidere (43-18), #7041 Freeport (22-16), #7641 Guilford (Rockford) (28-0), #8204 Boylan (Rockford) (34-17), #10546 East (Rockford) (41-0), #12386 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (53-13)
2015 Losses: #71 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (45-14), #5770 Belvidere North (Belvidere) (40-32)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-54
Recent League Championships: 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at East (Rockford), 9/2 at Boylan (Rockford), 9/9 Belvidere North (Belvidere), 9/16 at Belvidere, 9/23 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford), 9/30 Hononegah (Rockton), 10/7 Harlem (Machesney Park), 10/14 at Guilford (Rockford), 10/21 Freeport
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harlem (Machesney Park) (15), Hononegah (Rockton) (13), Freeport (7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (-25.3), East (Rockford) (-14.6), Guilford (Rockford) (-8.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 (15.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #330
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8445
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 86%