McDowell (Erie, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Bo Orlando
League: District 10 Region 6
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.5
2016 National Rank: #1201
2016 State Rank: #49
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25
2017 National Rank: #2286
2017 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #557
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 105-57 (49-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.3
2016 Points Against Average: 16.5
2016 Differential: +14.8
2016 Wins: #1620 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH) (28-21), #1873 Howland (Warren, OH) (31-10), #3376 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (31-10), #4107 General McLane (Edinboro) (34-28), #4126 Hollidaysburg (32-9), #4327 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY) (28-6), #4747 Central Tech (Erie) (27-26), #9374 Strong Vincent (Erie) (48-6), #13228 East (Erie) (56-0)
2016 Losses: #144 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (31-15), #526 State College (35-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-52
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2005 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2004 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2003 (Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 9/2 at St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY), 9/8 Cathedral Prep (Erie), 9/15 Football North (Mississauga, Ontario), 9/22 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 9/29 Hollidaysburg, 10/6 Central Tech (Erie), 10/6 Erie, 10/13 at Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH), 10/20 at General McLane (Edinboro), 10/28 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral Prep (Erie) (72.7), St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (63.6), Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH) (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: General McLane (Edinboro) (8.4), Hollidaysburg (13.1), St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (14)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (21.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1247
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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