| Freeport (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pretzels Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Aaron Wichman League: Northern Illinois Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zeke Vandenburgh 6'3" 210 LB/FB Deion McShane 5'9" 160 Junior WR/DB Caleb Sellers 6'2" 185 Senior WR/S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong Senior Class With Many Players Who Started As Juniors, Great Leadership Team Weaknesses: Team Depth, Smallest Enrollment In Conference RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 3.5 2015 National Rank: #7041 2015 State Rank: #257 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 7 2016 National Rank: #6139 2016 State Rank: #222 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5 Dynasty National Rank: #6561 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2 Dynasty Record: 59-65 (53-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 6th) 2015 Points For Average: 20.2 2015 Points Against Average: 17.9 2015 Differential: +2.3 2015 Wins: #7641 Guilford (Rockford) (20-6), #8204 Boylan (Rockford) (33-10), #10546 East (Rockford) (39-20), #12386 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (21-0) 2015 Losses: #1922 Auburn (Rockford) (22-16), #4868 Hononegah (Rockton) (20-0), #5044 Harlem (Machesney Park) (35-20), #5770 Belvidere North (Belvidere) (28-14), #5910 Belvidere (20-19) 2015 Opponents W-L: 43-45 Recent League Championships: 2004 (Northern Illinois NIC-9), 2003 (Northern Illinois NIC-9) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Hononegah (Rockton), 9/2 Harlem (Machesney Park), 9/9 at Guilford (Rockford), 9/16 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford), 9/23 East (Rockford), 9/30 at Boylan (Rockford), 10/7 Belvidere North (Belvidere), 10/14 Belvidere, 10/21 at Auburn (Rockford) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (Rockford) (31.8), Harlem (Machesney Park) (15), Hononegah (Rockton) (13) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (-25.3), East (Rockford) (-14.6), Guilford (Rockford) (-8.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #293 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7485 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |