| Northwestern (West Salem, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Mike Thut League: Wayne County Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Isiah Peterson 5'11" 200 RB/DB 4.6 Jared Alberts 6'1" 210 Senior OL/DL 5.4 Parker Smith 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Play As Team, Talented RBs Team Weaknesses: Size, Strength, Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 18.3 2016 National Rank: #3444 2016 State Rank: #215 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.8 2017 National Rank: #4856 2017 State Rank: #295 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5995 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4 Dynasty Record: 83-65 (55-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 33.5 2016 Points Against Average: 18.4 2016 Differential: +15.1 2016 Wins: #3612 Black River (Sullivan) (35-27), #4377 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (42-27), #5268 Smithville (41-22), #5418 Chippewa (Doylestown) (34-10), #5926 Columbia (Columbia Station) (22-7), #10011 Loudonville (41-7), #10694 Rittman (55-6), #11283 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (56-6) 2016 Losses: #1291 Norwayne (Creston) (30-6), #2096 Swanton (40-22), #4440 Dalton (20-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-53 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Loudonville, 9/1 at Black River (Sullivan), 9/8 at Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/15 at Smithville, 9/22 Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 9/29 Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/6 at Rittman, 10/13 Norwayne (Creston), 10/20 at Chippewa (Doylestown), 10/27 Dalton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Norwayne (Creston) (31.7), Dalton (15.7), Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (15.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rittman (-15.5), Waynedale (Apple Creek) (-12.3), Loudonville (-9.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (11.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #367 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6107 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |