Northwestern (West Salem, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Mike Thut League: Wayne County Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Schwartz 5'10" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.7 Brandon Reed 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5 Brock Thut 5'9" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed/Experience On Both Sides Of Ball Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Success Last 2 Seasons, Lack Of Size RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 9.6 2015 National Rank: #5706 2015 State Rank: #333 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 16.1 2016 National Rank: #4054 2016 State Rank: #246 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6316 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 75-62 (50-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2015 Points For Average: 25.1 2015 Points Against Average: 19.8 2015 Differential: +5.3 2015 Wins: #3389 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (28-7), #4431 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (28-8), #8821 Black River (Sullivan) (20-17), #9766 Dalton (34-21), #11704 North (Akron) (39-8) 2015 Losses: #2221 Chippewa (Doylestown) (28-21), #2842 Norwayne (Creston) (34-20), #3769 Smithville (21-14), #5219 Columbia (Columbia Station) (34-30), #7166 Rittman (20-17) 2015 Opponents W-L: 60-48 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Loudonville (41-7), 9/2/16 Black River (Sullivan) (35-27) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Loudonville, 9/2 Black River (Sullivan), 9/9 Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/16 Smithville, 9/23 at Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 9/30 at Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/7 Rittman, 10/14 at Norwayne (Creston), 10/21 Chippewa (Doylestown), 10/28 at Dalton Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Norwayne (Creston) (25.7), Chippewa (Doylestown) (22.5), Smithville (22.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Black River (Sullivan) (-6.8), Dalton (0), Columbia (Columbia Station) (2.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4396 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |