GENERAL
Nickname: Pretzels
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Aaron Wichman
League: Northern Illinois
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Deion McShane 5'9" 160 Senior WR 4.4
Major Dedmond 6'1" 180 Junior QB 4.65
Ramon Fleming 6'0" 230 Junior OL/DL 5.0
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ezekiel Vandenburgh 6'3" 210 Senior ILB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Strong Junior Class, Coachable Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -8
2016 National Rank: #9321
2016 State Rank: #391
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.9
2017 National Rank: #9829
2017 State Rank: #400
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6972
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 60-73 (54-68 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (tied for 9th)
2016 Points For Average: 14.6
2016 Points Against Average: 29.8
2016 Differential: -15.2
2016 Wins: #6204 East (Rockford) (17-6)
2016 Losses: #742 Auburn (Rockford) (26-21), #2254 Boylan (Rockford) (38-6), #3855 Harlem (Machesney Park) (31-7), #3970 Hononegah (Rockton) (26-0), #5095 Belvidere (62-28), #5141 Belvidere North (Belvidere) (35-14), #6478 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (30-28), #8919 Guilford (Rockford) (14-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-41
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Northern Illinois NIC-9), 2003 (Northern Illinois NIC-9)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Auburn (Rockford), 9/1 Hononegah (Rockton), 9/8 at Harlem (Machesney Park), 9/15 Guilford (Rockford), 9/22 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford), 9/29 at East (Rockford), 10/6 Boylan (Rockford), 10/13 at Belvidere North (Belvidere), 10/20 at Belvidere
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (Rockford) (38.7), Boylan (Rockford) (20.7), Hononegah (Rockton) (17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Guilford (Rockford) (-5.5), East (Rockford) (5.6), Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (6.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #186
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3302
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 10th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%