| Marshall (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/White Coach: Todd Evers League: Little Illini Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Derrek Miller 6'0" 185 Senior RB 4.85 Brock Finkbiner 6'3" 155 Senior WR 4.75 Kyle Kendall 6'0" 250 Senior OL 5.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 11.1 2015 National Rank: #5344 2015 State Rank: #200 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 15.6 2016 National Rank: #4155 2016 State Rank: #162 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6347 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 98-42 (81-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 42.6 2015 Points Against Average: 8.6 2015 Differential: +34 2015 Wins: #7008 Lawrenceville (31-0), #10095 East Richland (Olney) (57-7), #10295 Red Hill (Bridgeport) (35-0), #11869 Flora (47-0), #12261 Robinson (42-0), #13165 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (52-6), #13952 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (56-0), #14343 Paris (57-0) 2015 Losses: #2164 Unity (Tolono) (42-24), #5179 Newton (31-25) 2015 Opponents W-L: 49-52 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Flora (31-18), 9/2/16 Mt. Olive (48-16) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Flora, 9/2 Mt. Olive, 9/9 Robinson, 9/16 at Richland County (Olney), 9/23 Paris, 10/1 at Red Hill (Bridgeport), 10/7 at Newton, 10/14 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 10/21 at Lawrenceville Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Newton (18.4), Lawrenceville (0.9), Red Hill (Bridgeport) (-11.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Paris (-47.9), Casey-Westfield (Casey) (-29.8), Robinson (-22.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6 (-9.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #454 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12224 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22% |