Ell-Saline (Brookville, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Terry King League: Heart of America Playoff Division: 2-1A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, OL, Improved Offensively Team Weaknesses: Lack Off-Season Commitment, Must Develop Some LBs/CBs/Ss RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -18 2016 National Rank: #11255 2016 State Rank: #178 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -11 2017 National Rank: #9845 2017 State Rank: #161 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3 Dynasty National Rank: #9172 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8 Dynasty Record: 68-71 (43-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 22 2016 Points Against Average: 27.2 2016 Differential: -5.2 2016 Wins: #12637 Moundridge (38-12), #12664 Inman (42-13), #13155 Remington (Whitewater) (55-24) 2016 Losses: #4126 Smith Center (39-0), #7946 Sterling (55-12), #8386 Republic County (Belleville) (42-12), #9374 Sedgwick (21-18), #10011 Trinity (Hutchinson) (8-0), #10365 Sacred Heart (Salina) (31-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-46 Recent League Championships: 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Sedgwick, 9/8 at Remington (Whitewater), 9/15 Moundridge, 9/22 at Inman, 9/29 Trinity (Hutchinson), 10/6 at Sterling, 10/13 Republic County (Belleville), 10/20 at Sacred Heart (Salina), 10/27 Smith Center Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Smith Center (18.7), Sterling (-0.7), Sedgwick (-1.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Moundridge (-29.4), Remington (Whitewater) (-23.7), Inman (-22.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10565 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%