Syracuse (NE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rockets Colors: Green/White Coach: Rick Nordhues League: C1 District 2 Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jon Cox 5'8" 150 Senior WR/RB 4.5 Mitch McWilliams 5'8" 160 Senior OL/LB 5.0 Caleb Lefferdink 6'3" 260 Junior OL/DL 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Players, Play Fast On Defense Team Weaknesses: Undersized On Lines RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 8.3 2015 National Rank: #5972 2015 State Rank: #72 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 7.8 2016 National Rank: #5931 2016 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4288 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 84-43 (46-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 33.5 2015 Points Against Average: 16.6 2015 Differential: +16.9 2015 Wins: #7904 Falls City (43-3), #11541 Louisville (44-13), #12311 Auburn (20-7), #13336 Conestoga (Murray) (51-6), #13398 Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln) (49-0), #13728 Johnson County Central (Tecumseh) (48-8) 2015 Losses: #2103 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (36-22), #2323 Boys Town (14-13), #3242 Wahoo (44-24), #3279 Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (35-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 50-49 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013, 2009, 2008, 2005 (C1 District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Boys Town, 9/2 at Fairbury, 9/9 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo), 9/16 at Raymond Central (Raymond), 9/23 at Conestoga (Murray), 9/30 Louisville, 10/7 at Wahoo, 10/14 Auburn, 10/21 at Falls City Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (37.5), Boys Town (35.8), Wahoo (29.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Conestoga (Murray) (-35.8), Auburn (-22.6), Louisville (-21.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (-1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6877 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |