GENERAL
Nickname: Foxes
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan McGuire
League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Zach Haddox 6'0" 165 Senior OLB
Chris Galloway 6'1" 200 Senior ILB
Brandon Lee 5'10" 190 Junior FB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Avery 6'4" 215 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Several Returning FBs, Talented LBs
Team Weaknesses: Lost Both Lines To Graduation
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.5
2016 National Rank: #3400
2016 State Rank: #175
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.6
2017 National Rank: #4089
2017 State Rank: #197
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6161
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 44-85 (12-63 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.2
2016 Points Against Average: 25.6
2016 Differential: -5.4
2016 Wins: #5770 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (49-10), #7421 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (54-7)
2016 Losses: #268 DeKalb (52-14), #425 West Aurora (Aurora) (33-3), #471 Sterling (41-0), #829 Morris (21-13), #1296 Sycamore (21-14), #2152 Rochelle (18-14), #3521 Kaneland (Maple Park) (27-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-37
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/16 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (49-10)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 West Aurora (Aurora), 9/1 at Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights), 9/8 at Rochelle, 9/15 at Kaneland (Maple Park), 9/22 Morris, 9/29 Sterling, 10/6 at Sycamore, 10/13 DeKalb, 10/20 at LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: DeKalb (48.9), West Aurora (Aurora) (44.7), Sterling (43.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (-7.6), LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (9.3), Kaneland (Maple Park) (24.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #662
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%