Mainland Regional (Linwood, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Green/White Coach: Chuck Smith League: West Jersey - Independence (moving from Cape-Atlantic - American) Playoff Division: South Group 4 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tahir Campbell 5'9" 175 RB 4.74 Jack Bergman 6'1" 220 Senior DE/TE 4.97 Dalton Raring 6'0" 230 Senior G/LB 4.89 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Youth, Many First-Time Starters RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 20.9 2015 National Rank: #3300 2015 State Rank: #72 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 12.3 2016 National Rank: #4933 2016 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2138 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 75-59 [79-55 on the field] (54-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 20.7 2015 Points Against Average: 19.2 2015 Differential: +1.5 2015 Wins: #5444 Ocean City (33-19), #5661 Atlantic City (49-14), #5731 Egg Harbor Township (27-25), #5818 Absegami (Galloway) (17-7), #6379 Vineland (31-14) 2015 Losses: #534 St. Augustine Prep (Richland) (27-3), #792 Timber Creek Regional (Erial) (10-3), #1188 St. Joseph (Hammonton) (48-24), #2629 Buena (14-13), #2949 Millville (14-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 61-44 Recent Section Championships: 2008 (South IV) Recent League Championships: 2008 (Cape-Atlantic - American), 2007 (Cape-Atlantic - American), 2003 (Cape-Atlantic- American) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/26/15 Egg Harbor Township (27-25) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 St. Joseph (Hammonton), 9/16 at Middle Township (Cape May Court House), 9/23 Oakcrest (Mays Landing), 10/8 at Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City), 10/14 Bridgeton, 10/21 Ocean City, 10/28 at Vineland, 11/4 at Absegami (Galloway), 11/23 Egg Harbor Township Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City) (45.3), St. Joseph (Hammonton) (29.9), Bridgeton (22.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Absegami (Galloway) (-3.4), Middle Township (Cape May Court House) (0.1), Egg Harbor Township (2.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (23.6 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3331 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%