Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chiefs Colors: Red/White Coach: Job Linboom League: Heart of Illinois - Large Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Mull 6'2" 230 Senior DE/OL Connor Craig 5'8" 150 Senior WB/CB Caleb Scott 5'9" 180 Senior FB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Roster Size, Have 33 Upperclassmen Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 43.5 2016 National Rank: #546 2016 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 34 2017 National Rank: #1204 2017 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6358 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.3 Dynasty Record: 101-49 (72-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 13-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 46.9 2016 Points Against Average: 13.1 2016 Differential: +33.8 2016 Wins: #1122 Newman Central Catholic (Sterling) (14-12), #1963 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (35-7), #2478 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (34-7), #3908 Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago) (91-70), #4985 LeRoy (35-2), #5008 Orion (58-10), #5305 Eureka (49-14), #6025 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (40-20), #8919 Ridgeview (Colfax) (42-0), #9535 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (62-0), #9535 Tremont (37-0), #11053 Heyworth (61-0), #12088 Fisher (63-0) 2016 Losses: #2140 Tri-Valley (Downs) (42-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 90-57 Recent State Championships: 2016 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Heart of Illinois), 2010 (Heart of Illinois), 2005 (Mid-State), 2004 (Mid-State), 2003 (Mid-State Large) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5 Streak List: 10/29/16 Orion (58-10), 11/5/16 Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago) (91-70), 11/12/16 Newman Central Catholic (Sterling) (14-12), 11/19/16 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (34-7), 11/25/16 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (35-7) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Tremont, 9/1 Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax), 9/8 at Heyworth, 9/15 at El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 9/22 Fisher, 9/29 at Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/6 LeRoy, 10/13 Eureka, 10/20 at Tri-Valley (Downs) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Downs) (24.9), Eureka (8.4), El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (8.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fisher (-19.8), Tremont (-16.6), Heyworth (-8.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (14.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #350 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7390 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77% |