GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Adam Smith
League: Big Eight
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jake Ferguson 6'5" 215 Senior TE/LB 4.73
Hunter Peters 6'0" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.55
Wil Jessup 5'11" 185 Senior WR/FS 4.66
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR/Secondary Experience, Coaching Staff
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 20
2015 National Rank: #3458
2015 State Rank: #79
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2016 National Rank: #3163
2016 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5158
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 65-60 (61-49 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.3
2015 Points Against Average: 18.2
2015 Differential: +9.1
2015 Wins: #4075 Middleton (31-28), #4456 Verona (27-7), #4696 La Follette (Madison) (21-13), #4889 Sun Prairie (28-18), #6575 Parker (Janesville) (18-15), #8428 Craig (Janesville) (37-13), #9792 West (Madison) (28-6), #12288 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (41-6)
2015 Losses: #1431 Oconomowoc (33-23), #4696 La Follette (Madison) (7-6), #7756 East (Madison) (54-40)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Middleton, 8/26 at West (Madison), 9/2 at Verona, 9/9 at La Follette (Madison), 9/16 East (Madison), 9/23 Sun Prairie, 9/30 Craig (Janesville), 10/7 at Parker (Janesville), 10/14 at Beloit Memorial (Beloit)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Verona (19.4), La Follette (Madison) (17.5), Sun Prairie (15.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-16), West (Madison) (-8.6), Parker (Janesville) (6.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (10.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5654
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%