Springfield (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Senators Colors: Red/Black Coach: Roy Gully III League: Central State Eight Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cam Jones 5'10" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.5 Wendel Burnes 5'10" 185 Senior DB/RB 4.5 Peyton West 5'9" 185 Senior DB/RB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Athleticism, Experience, Depth Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13 2016 National Rank: #4467 2016 State Rank: #218 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.5 2017 National Rank: #2962 2017 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5361 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 55-78 (45-63 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (tied for 6th) 2016 Points For Average: 28 2016 Points Against Average: 25.1 2016 Differential: +2.9 2016 Wins: #5479 Southeast (Springfield) (38-12), #8799 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (34-13), #9848 Lincoln (52-0) 2016 Losses: #154 Rochester (41-23), #166 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (31-17), #1773 Eisenhower (Decatur) (42-41), #2639 Glenwood (Chatham) (41-13), #3116 Jacksonville (31-20), #7572 Lanphier (Springfield) (15-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-43 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 University (Normal), 9/1 at Jacksonville, 9/9 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 9/15 Southeast (Springfield), 9/22 at Glenwood (Chatham), 9/29 Lanphier (Springfield), 10/7 Eisenhower (Decatur), 10/13 at Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 10/20 at Rochester Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (58.8), Rochester (58.2), Glenwood (Chatham) (27.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (-1.4), Lanphier (Springfield) (-0.9), University (Normal) (0.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1581 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%