Bloomington (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Purple Raiders Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Joe Walters League: Big Twelve Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS John Ridgeway 6'5" 300 Senior OL/DL Domeneik Criddell 6'1" 200 Senior RB/S 4.6 Eric Verplaetse 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced/Athletic, Improved Defense, Passing Attack Improved Team Weaknesses: New Coaching Philosophy Must Be Implemented, Demanding Schedule RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 3.5 2015 National Rank: #7037 2015 State Rank: #256 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7 2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.5 2016 National Rank: #6737 2016 State Rank: #241 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2372 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4 Dynasty Record: 94-47 [93-48 on the field] (79-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 7th) 2015 Points For Average: 31 2015 Points Against Average: 37.6 2015 Differential: -6.6 2015 Wins: #6517 Danville (26-0), #11164 Manual (Peoria) (69-20) 2015 Losses: #118 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (34-6), #577 Normal (49-14), #1843 Peoria (56-35), #2838 West (Normal) (52-34), #4872 Pekin (48-27), #5830 Richwoods (Peoria) (35-34), #7966 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (44-34) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-42 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Manual (Peoria), 9/2 Normal, 9/9 at Central (Champaign), 9/16 Rantoul, 9/23 Peoria, 9/30 at Normal West (Normal), 10/7 Richwoods (Peoria), 10/14 at Urbana, 10/21 Danville Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Normal (44.7), Central (Champaign) (36.4), Peoria (34.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-25.7), Rantoul (-23.3), Urbana (-6.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4287 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 8th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |