| Newton (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Burnt Orange/Royal Blue Coach: Jason Fulton League: Little Illini Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2015 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mitch Bierman 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.43 Joe Stone 6'1" 170 Senior WR 4.42 Gabe Fulton 6'0" 270 Junior C 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return 4 Starting OL, Return 2300-Yard RB Team Weaknesses: Defense, Must Replace 3-Year Starting QB RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 11.9 2015 National Rank: #5179 2015 State Rank: #196 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: 18.4 2016 National Rank: #3601 2016 State Rank: #136 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8209 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4 Dynasty Record: 74-56 (53-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 10-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 43.4 2015 Points Against Average: 19.2 2015 Differential: +24.2 2015 Wins: #5344 Marshall (31-25), #7008 Lawrenceville (38-21), #10095 East Richland (Olney) (54-14), #10295 Red Hill (Bridgeport) (27-19), #10330 Sullivan-Okaw Valley (Sullivan) (46-21), #11869 Flora (47-7), #12261 Robinson (49-24), #13165 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (47-7), #13952 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (62-18), #14343 Paris (40-6) 2015 Losses: #3505 Monticello (49-36) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-56 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2006 (Apollo), 2005 (Apollo), 2004 (tied for 1st; Apollo) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/27/16 Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown) (40-0), 9/2/16 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (49-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown), 9/2 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 9/9 at Lawrenceville, 9/16 Red Hill (Bridgeport), 9/23 at Robinson, 9/30 at Flora, 10/7 Marshall, 10/14 at Richland County (Olney), 10/21 Paris Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall (15.6), 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: -18.8 (-10.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12214 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62% |