Vernon (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Chuck Tepper League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Red Playoff Division: North I Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Stefkovich 5'11" 205 Senior TB/OLB 4.8 Zack Biango 6'1" 185 Junior RB/S 4.7 Eric Ames 6'3" 220 Senior OL/DL 5.0 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 2.1 2016 National Rank: #6863 2016 State Rank: #200 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.6 2017 National Rank: #6707 2017 State Rank: #197 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5836 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 70-69 (54-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 20.2 2016 Points Against Average: 23.1 2016 Differential: -2.9 2016 Wins: #6934 West Morris Mendham (Mendham) (35-32), #7602 Montville (25-22), #9252 Mount Olive (Flanders) (19-14), #11224 Tenafly (26-6) 2016 Losses: #2398 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (37-12), #2874 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (24-21), #4543 Newton (13-7), #4581 High Point (Sussex) (33-16), #8799 West Milford (27-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 40-50 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/10/16 Tenafly (26-6) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Montville, 9/15 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge), 9/22 Sparta, 9/29 at Newton, 10/6 West Morris Mendham (Mendham), 10/13 at Mount Olive (Flanders), 10/20 High Point (Sussex), 10/27 West Milford, 11/4 at Morris Hills (Rockaway) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (30.7), Newton (20.2), Morris Hills (Rockaway) (17.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Olive (Flanders) (-7), West Milford (-6.1), West Morris Mendham (Mendham) (0.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4229 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%