| Dakota (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Joe Free League: Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 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 Andrew Wenger 5'9" 175 Senior ILB/HB Maverick McPeek 6'3" 230 Junior T/DT Matt Holste Senior CB/WB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Size On Lines, Frosh-Soph Team Won Conference Championship, Improved Off-Season Strength/Conditioning Program Team Weaknesses: Graduated 14 Seniors, Young, New Offensive/Special Teams Systems Put In Place With New Head Coach RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 9 2015 National Rank: #5816 2015 State Rank: #215 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 2.5 2016 National Rank: #7232 2016 State Rank: #265 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2882 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2 Dynasty Record: 109-36 (71-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 38.5 2015 Points Against Average: 10.6 2015 Differential: +27.9 2015 Wins: #5470 Forreston (34-0), #7761 West Carroll (Savanna) (52-6), #9537 Milledgeville (42-13), #11146 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (58-24), #11334 Pecatonica (64-6), #11379 East Dubuque (54-0), #13591 South Beloit (55-7) 2015 Losses: #3974 Lena-Winslow (Lena) (14-13), #5470 Forreston (8-0), #6386 Galena (28-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 49-49 Recent State Championships: 2011 (1A), 2007 (2A), 2005 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (Northwest Upstate Illini North), 2004 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini North), 2003 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini North) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 West Carroll (Savanna) (14-0), 9/2/16 Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (38-20) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 West Carroll (Savanna), 9/2 at Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy), 9/9 Forreston, 9/16 at East Dubuque, 9/23 Lena-Winslow (Lena), 9/30 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City), 10/7 at Pecatonica, 10/14 Milledgeville, 10/21 at Galena Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lena-Winslow (Lena) (19.8), Forreston (10.6), West Carroll (Savanna) (2.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East Dubuque (-16.7), Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (-13.3), Pecatonica (-8.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 (-2.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #334 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8493 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |