Mercer County (Aledo, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold League: Lincoln Trail Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2015 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Nichols 6'0" 185 Senior WR/SS 4.75 Quinton King 5'11" 170 Junior RB 4.6 Justin Carey 5'9" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.98 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 2.3 2015 National Rank: #7307 2015 State Rank: #270 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.8 2016 National Rank: #6186 2016 State Rank: #224 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19 Dynasty National Rank: #2584 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2 Dynasty Record: 65-16 (49-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 19.9 2015 Points Against Average: 25.3 2015 Differential: -5.4 2015 Wins: #8174 United (Monmouth) (27-0), #8630 ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida) (24-21), #8977 Farmington (26-20), #11370 Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull) (19-16), #13882 West Central (Biggsville) (67-8) 2015 Losses: #418 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (48-0), #1645 Stark County (Toulon) (42-6), #2654 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (35-6), #5040 Elmwood/Brimfield (Elmwood) (36-12), #8885 Princeville (27-12) 2015 Opponents W-L: 69-41 Recent State Championships: 2012 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st; West Prairie Trail - Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Illini West (Carthage) (48-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Farmington, 9/2 at Illini West (Carthage), 9/9 ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida), 9/16 at Stark County (Toulon), 9/23 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee), 9/30 Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull), 10/7 at West Central (Biggsville), 10/14 at United (Monmouth), 10/21 at Princeville Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Stark County (Toulon) (30.3), Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (24.6), Farmington (-1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Central (Biggsville) (-30.2), Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull) (-16.7), Illini West (Carthage) (-15.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1 (9.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #338 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8611 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%