Van Wert (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Keith Recker League: Western Buckeye Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #67 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jordon Danylchuk 6'0" 250 Senior OL/LB 5.3 Jacoby Kelly 5'9" 165 Senior TB/DB 4.7 Nate Place 6'1" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Solid At QB/RB/WR, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Have 2 Of Most Dynamic Athletes In League Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -10.5 2016 National Rank: #9818 2016 State Rank: #537 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: -1 2017 National Rank: #7643 2017 State Rank: #458 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6671 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7 Dynasty Record: 39-101 (34-92 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 0-10 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-9 (10th) 2016 Points For Average: 10.8 2016 Points Against Average: 38.9 2016 Differential: -28.1 2016 Wins: none 2016 Losses: #448 Memorial (St. Marys) (46-6), #643 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (42-0), #1054 Wapakoneta (52-6), #2639 Elida (43-0), #2895 Kenton (48-12), #3284 Celina (43-12), #5770 Bath (Lima) (32-13), #6250 Defiance (27-14), #8058 Shawnee (Lima) (28-26), #8553 Bryan (28-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 57-50 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Bryan, 9/1 Wapakoneta, 9/8 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/15 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 9/22 at Shawnee (Lima), 9/29 Kenton, 10/6 at Elida, 10/13 Bath (Lima), 10/20 Celina, 10/27 at Defiance Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Memorial (St. Marys) (45.4), Wapakoneta (36.7), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (31.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bryan (-4.5), Bath (Lima) (-1.6), Shawnee (Lima) (1.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2346 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 9th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%