Metuchen (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Bob Ulmer League: Greater Middlesex - Blue Playoff Division: Central Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Devin Miller 6'4" 230 Senior TE/DE Justin Briggs 6'2" 175 Senior FB/LB Danny Russell 6'0" 165 Junior WR/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Athletes, Defense Swarms To Ball, Veteran Coaching Staff Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Players Have Minimal Varsity Experience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 6.4 2015 National Rank: #6390 2015 State Rank: #161 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 3.9 2016 National Rank: #6887 2016 State Rank: #165 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.8 Dynasty National Rank: #10318 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 70-63 (36-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 33.2 2015 Points Against Average: 9.4 2015 Differential: +23.8 2015 Wins: #7978 Keyport/Hudson Regional (Keyport) (44-0), #9840 Middlesex (40-8), #10010 Mater Dei (New Monmouth) (36-0), #11187 Highland Park (49-19), #11846 South River (42-0), #13022 Keansburg (33-0), #13771 Dunellen (42-7) 2015 Losses: #5642 Bernards (Bernardsville) (13-7), #6155 Spotswood (27-24), #7874 Asbury Park (20-15) 2015 Opponents W-L: 43-57 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/26/15 Highland Park (49-19) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/10 at Middlesex, 9/17 Monmouth Regional (Tinton Falls), 9/30 at Asbury Park, 10/8 South River, 10/14 at Bishop Ahr [George] (Edison), 10/22 Keyport/Hudson Regional (Keyport), 10/29 Dunellen, 11/5 Spotswood, 11/24 at Highland Park Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Spotswood (9.6), Monmouth Regional (Tinton Falls) (5.1), Keyport/Hudson Regional (Keyport) (4.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dunellen (-31.2), South River (-26.9), Highland Park (-14.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 (-10 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #263 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10079 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |