Garfield [James A.] (Garrettsville, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: G-Men
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Mike Moser
League: Portage Trail - County
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 1.9
2015 National Rank: #7416
2015 State Rank: #433
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 7.9
2016 National Rank: #5901
2016 State Rank: #347
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7029
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 83-49 (59-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.3
2015 Points Against Average: 19.7
2015 Differential: +12.6
2015 Wins: #9849 Southeast (Ravenna) (33-8), #10408 Champion (Warren) (27-14), #10667 Rootstown (37-28), #12220 Cardinal (Middlefield) (47-14), #12691 Waterloo (Atwater) (41-14), #13411 Pymatuning Valley (Andover) (49-0), #14480 Newbury (48-0)
2015 Losses: #1391 Mogadore (31-0), #2123 Crestwood (Mantua) (53-14), #6523 Berkshire (Burton) (35-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 47-59
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st; Portage County)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/23/15 Rootstown (37-28), 10/30/15 Southeast (Ravenna) (33-8), 8/26/16 Cardinal (Middlefield) (56-32), 9/2/16 Berkshire (Burton) (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Cardinal (Middlefield), 9/2 Berkshire (Burton), 9/9 at Champion (Warren), 9/16 Pymatuning Valley (Andover), 9/23 Crestview (Columbiana), 9/30 at Waterloo (Atwater), 10/7 Crestwood (Mantua), 10/14 at Mogadore, 10/21 at Rootstown, 10/28 Southeast (Ravenna)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mogadore (28.8), Crestwood (Mantua) (25.1), Crestview (Columbiana) (22.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pymatuning Valley (Andover) (-32.7), Waterloo (Atwater) (-24.8), Cardinal (Middlefield) (-21.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #521
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8799
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%