Byron (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Jeff Boyer League: Big Northern Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nolan Bielskis 6'1" 170 Senior RB/S Gunnar McCoy 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL John Perket 6'3" 215 Senior TE/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 28.2 2016 National Rank: #1890 2016 State Rank: #101 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.7 2017 National Rank: #2767 2017 State Rank: #147 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3384 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 87-57 (52-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 43.9 2016 Points Against Average: 16.5 2016 Differential: +27.4 2016 Wins: #2431 Lutheran (Rockford) (35-22), #5305 Eureka (44-14), #5398 Winnebago (63-21), #6429 Stillman Valley (50-15), #6695 Central (Burlington) (20-0), #7897 North Boone (Poplar Grove) (69-12), #7897 Rock Falls (42-13), #8536 Oregon (47-12), #8821 Mendota (31-13), #10884 Rockford Christian (Rockford) (64-21) 2016 Losses: #1054 Wilmington (38-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 47-59 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; Big Northern - West), 2005 (Big Northern Red) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Central (Burlington), 9/1 at Lutheran (Rockford), 9/8 Stillman Valley, 9/15 at North Boone (Poplar Grove), 9/22 Rock Falls, 9/29 at Oregon, 10/6 Mendota, 10/13 Rockford Christian (Rockford), 10/20 at Winnebago Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lutheran (Rockford) (15.3), Stillman Valley (11.3), Winnebago (9.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oregon (-24.4), Rock Falls (-12.1), Mendota (-8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (10 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #382 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8145 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 52%