Waverly (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Tim Williams League: B District 4 Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rhett Jordon 5'9" 160 Junior QB 4.8 Alex Schmailzl 5'10" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.4 Logan Scheulke 6'0" 230 Junior OL/LB 5.05 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Junior Class Gained Valuable Experience Last Season, Experienced Junior/Senior Classes Team Weaknesses: Working On Getting Back On Winning Track, Players Lack Experience Playing Together RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 3.2 2016 National Rank: #6632 2016 State Rank: #70 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.7 2017 National Rank: #6206 2017 State Rank: #74 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2915 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8 Dynasty Record: 74-64 (30-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 13.6 2016 Points Against Average: 26.2 2016 Differential: -12.6 2016 Wins: #3536 Columbus (17-14), #8674 Seward (28-25) 2016 Losses: #1632 Norris (Firth) (48-13), #1963 Elkhorn (34-10), #2229 Beatrice (49-14), #2345 Aurora (21-13), #3883 Crete (13-7), #4377 Bennington (26-20), #7076 Nebraska City (6-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 50-40 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2008 (B District 3), 2003 (Class B District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Columbus, 9/1 Seward, 9/8 at Aurora, 9/15 at Bennington, 9/22 Nebraska City, 9/29 at Elkhorn, 10/6 Beatrice, 10/13 Norris (Firth), 10/20 at Crete Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Elkhorn (28.5), Norris (Firth) (28.1), Beatrice (24.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Nebraska City (-5.1), Seward (0.8), Crete (12.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2666 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%