North Mac (Virden, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Purple/White Coach: Shane Owsley League: Sangamo Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Griffin Hatalla 5'10" 205 Senior ILB/RB 4.8 Asa Donaldson 6'3" 195 Senior RB/OLB 4.72 Cameron Cotterman 6'2" 230 Junior DE/OL 4.87 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nine 1st Team All-Conference Players Return, Nearly All Skill Position Players Are Back, Top Five Defensive Players Return Team Weaknesses: Replacing All-State QB, Decreased Depth, Have Less Size RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 17.1 2015 National Rank: #4017 2015 State Rank: #148 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.6 2016 National Rank: #3163 2016 State Rank: #115 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7363 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18 Dynasty Record: 37-25 (31-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 10-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 38.2 2015 Points Against Average: 19.5 2015 Differential: +18.7 2015 Wins: #3932 Auburn (35-28), #5894 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (41-20), #6337 Athens/Greenview (Athens) (50-18), #7163 Williamsville (30-13), #7321 Pleasant Plains (27-20), #7321 Pleasant Plains (28-14), #10060 Chester (30-21), #11404 Riverton (62-14), #11958 Pittsfield (41-0), #13502 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (56-12) 2015 Losses: #2164 Unity (Tolono) (55-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-58 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2010 (Prairie State) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (50-0), 9/2/16 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (35-28) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg), 9/2 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin), 9/9 at Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (Pittsfield), 9/16 at Williamsville, 9/23 Auburn, 9/30 at Pleasant Plains, 10/7 Athens, 10/14 at Riverton, 10/21 at Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (21), Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (17.6), Pleasant Plains (10.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (-33.8), Riverton (-13.2), Williamsville (-3.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 (1.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #314 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8106 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%