Buffalo Grove (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bison Colors: Midnight Blue/Burnt Orange/White Coach: Jeffrey Vlk League: Mid-Suburban - East Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor Adams 5'10" 175 Junior QB 4.8 Zach Sheasby 6'0" 190 Senior WR 4.7 Max Marriott 6'3" 225 Senior OL/DL 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL, QB, Skill Position Team Weaknesses: Lost All Four Secondary Starters To Graduation RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 20 2016 National Rank: #3138 2016 State Rank: #163 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.5 2017 National Rank: #2962 2017 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4829 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 46-81 (26-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 19.8 2016 Points Against Average: 22 2016 Differential: -2.2 2016 Wins: #2359 Deerfield (21-7), #4393 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (42-14), #6961 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (42-12) 2016 Losses: #539 Rolling Meadows (37-13), #1090 Vernon Hills (31-7), #1237 Hoffman Estates (28-14), #1819 Wheeling (17-0), #2652 Niles West (Skokie) (28-25), #3253 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (24-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 48-44 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Niles West (Skokie), 9/1 at Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates), 9/8 at Maine West (Des Plaines), 9/15 Maine East (Park Ridge), 9/22 Prospect (Mt. Prospect), 9/28 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), 10/6 at Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights), 10/13 Wheeling, 10/20 at Rolling Meadows Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rolling Meadows (37.1), Maine West (Des Plaines) (27.4), Wheeling (24.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Maine East (Park Ridge) (-5.6), Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (7.1), Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (10.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2668 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%