LeRoy (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: B.J. Zeleznik League: Heart of Illinois - Small (moving from Heart of Illinois) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alex LaMont 6'3" 225 Senior DE 4.8 Brandon Bagnell 6'3" 200 Senior DE 4.9 Corbin Litherland 6'0" 205 Senior ILB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Experience Team Weaknesses: Overall Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 19.8 2015 National Rank: #3495 2015 State Rank: #130 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 17.3 2016 National Rank: #3809 2016 State Rank: #145 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6925 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4 Dynasty Record: 94-45 (65-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.3 2015 Points Against Average: 16.7 2015 Differential: +7.6 2015 Wins: #4740 Tuscola (20-13), #5836 Carrollton (30-6), #6337 Athens/Greenview (Athens) (28-14), #7161 Tremont (42-21), #7479 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (14-7), #8461 Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield) (30-0), #9364 Fisher (34-21), #11993 Ridgeview/Blue Ridge/Lexington (Colfax) (36-3), #12282 Watseka (50-20) 2015 Losses: #907 Tri-Valley (Downs) (21-0), #942 Arcola (42-0), #2660 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (21-6), #11176 Illini West (Carthage) (28-26) 2015 Opponents W-L: 89-52 Recent League Championships: 2012 (Heart of Illinois), 2004 (Sangamon Valley Red), 2003 (Sangamon Illini Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Ridgeview (Colfax) (28-3), 9/2/16 Tremont (34-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Ridgeview (Colfax), 9/2 Tremont, 9/9 at Tri-Valley (Downs), 9/16 at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City), 9/23 Fieldcrest (Minonk), 9/30 at Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan), 10/7 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw), 10/14 at Heyworth, 10/21 Fisher Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Downs) (36.7), Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (28.6), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (25.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (-39.5), Heyworth (-19.4), Fisher (-5.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (7.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6456 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%