GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Columbia
Coach: Michael Sebestyen
League: Mid-Suburban - East
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Michael Shafts 6'2" 175 Junior RB/LB
Brennan Keane 6'0" 180 Senior OL/LB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Alex Palczewski 6'6" 260 Senior OT
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 19.4
2016 National Rank: #3258
2016 State Rank: #169
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.3
2017 National Rank: #4950
2017 State Rank: #230
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1396
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 91-57 (48-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 17.7
2016 Points Against Average: 27.4
2016 Differential: -9.7
2016 Wins: #2322 Hinsdale South (Darien) (20-16), #3134 Buffalo Grove (24-14), #5845 Niles North (Skokie) (44-13), #6961 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (31-14)
2016 Losses: #153 Barrington (49-7), #539 Rolling Meadows (33-0), #1221 Glenbrook North (Northbrook) (34-10), #1819 Wheeling (38-7), #4393 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (36-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-44
Recent State Championships: 2005 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005 (Mid-Suburban East), 2003 (Mid-Suburban East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/16 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (31-14)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hinsdale South (Darien), 9/1 Schaumburg, 9/8 at Niles West (Skokie), 9/15 Highland Park, 9/22 at Buffalo Grove, 9/28 Rolling Meadows, 10/6 at Wheeling, 10/13 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), 10/20 at Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rolling Meadows (37.1), Schaumburg (32.5), Highland Park (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (7.1), Niles West (Skokie) (13.3), Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (16.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1263
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%