GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbolts
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Adam Lewandowski
League: Southwest Suburban
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Mike DeHaan 6'6" 250 Senior DE/TE
Tommy Piekarz 6'0" 215 Senior MLB/FB
Cole Griffin 6'0" 200 Senior RB/FS
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Committed, Resilient, Second Year In System
Team Weaknesses: Young
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0.1
2016 National Rank: #7369
2016 State Rank: #317
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -2.4
2017 National Rank: #7968
2017 State Rank: #339
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #3285
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 74-62 (48-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (12th)
2016 Points For Average: 12.4
2016 Points Against Average: 32.7
2016 Differential: -20.3
2016 Wins: #8553 Stagg [Amos Alonzo] (Palos Hills) (17-6)
2016 Losses: #242 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) (49-7), #1135 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (49-13), #1557 Lockport (42-16), #2447 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (35-12), #3284 Thornton (Harvey) (27-14), #3612 Thornwood (South Holland) (25-13), #4581 Bloom (Chicago Heights) (33-12), #6271 Thornridge (Dolton) (28-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-44
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red), 2007 (Southwest Suburban - Red), 2004 (SICA Gray), 2003 (tied for 1st; SICA Gray)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/16 Stagg [Amos Alonzo] (Palos Hills) (17-6)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Thornton (Harvey), 9/1 Bloom (Chicago Heights), 9/8 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort), 9/15 at Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley), 9/22 at Lockport, 9/29 Thornridge (Dolton), 10/6 at Thornwood (South Holland), 10/13 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor), 10/20 at Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley) (51.4), Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (46.7), Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) (45.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thornridge (Dolton) (2.3), Thornwood (South Holland) (6.1), Bloom (Chicago Heights) (19.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #744
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 13th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%