Northwestern (Albion, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Red Coach: D.J. Hough League: District 10 Region 3 (moving from District 10 Region 4 AA) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #71 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Killian Cooper 5'11" 170 Junior QB/S Aaron Hull 5'10" 165 Junior RB/DB Noah Hoover 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Underclassmen Gained Valuable Experience Last Year Team Weaknesses: Many New Starters Defensively RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -4.9 2015 National Rank: #9076 2015 State Rank: #380 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.4 2016 National Rank: #10535 2016 State Rank: #457 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8623 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2 Dynasty Record: 55-78 (41-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2015 Points For Average: 19.6 2015 Points Against Average: 24.4 2015 Differential: -4.8 2015 Wins: #9446 Seneca (Erie) (20-6), #12606 Girard (47-0), #13111 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) (30-0) 2015 Losses: #1966 Conneaut Area (Linesville) (65-16), #2624 Sharon (42-0), #4512 Cambridge Springs (14-0), #6161 Fairview (28-21), #6629 North East (35-20), #7589 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (19-8), #8899 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (35-34) 2015 Opponents W-L: 69-41 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA), 2013 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA), 2012 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 9/2 Iroquois (Erie), 9/9 at Eisenhower (Russell), 9/16 at Girard, 9/23 at Saegertown, 9/30 Maplewood (Guys Mills), 10/7 at Strong Vincent (Erie), 10/14 North East, 10/21 at Seneca (Erie), 10/28 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (7.4), Iroquois (Erie) (5.4), North East (4.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saegertown (-31.8), Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) (-30.4), Girard (-25.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #513 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11109 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |