Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Navy/Columbia Coach: Mark Molinari League: West Suburban - Gold Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matt Greenwald Senior QB Shawn Lee Sophomore OL/DL Kendall Burrow Junior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7, Talented Junior Class, OL Size Team Weaknesses: Replacing Many OL/Skill Position Players RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 18 2016 National Rank: #3490 2016 State Rank: #179 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.5 2017 National Rank: #4110 2017 State Rank: #199 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1589 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10 Dynasty Record: 91-52 (68-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 13.7 2016 Points Against Average: 24.6 2016 Differential: -10.9 2016 Wins: #2322 Hinsdale South (Darien) (37-24), #5770 Morton (Cicero) (14-7), #8511 Proviso East (Maywood) (24-8) 2016 Losses: #234 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (56-6), #273 Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale) (26-7), #687 Willowbrook (Villa Park) (31-7), #1374 Leyden (Franklin Park) (14-0), #1819 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove) (21-0), #3085 Addison Trail (Addison) (34-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 47-41 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003 (West Suburban Gold) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/22/16 Proviso East (Maywood) (24-8) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Bolingbrook, 9/1 at Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park), 9/8 Proviso East (Maywood), 9/15 Hinsdale South (Darien), 9/22 at Addison Trail (Addison), 9/29 Morton (Cicero), 10/6 at Leyden (Franklin Park), 10/13 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove), 10/20 at Willowbrook (Villa Park) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park) (37.7), Willowbrook (Villa Park) (34.4), Bolingbrook (30) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Proviso East (Maywood) (-18.7), Morton (Cicero) (8), Downers Grove North (Downers Grove) (19.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1719 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%