Canfield (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black Coach: Mike Pavlansky League: All-American - Red Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL, WRs Team Weaknesses: LBs, OL, Backfield RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 44.5 2017 National Rank: #461 2017 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 25.4 2018 National Rank: #697 2018 State Rank: #49 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1307 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 107-58 (45-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 12-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 29.5 2017 Points Against Average: 7.7 2017 Differential: +21.8 2017 Wins: #686 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (22-7), #1463 Aurora (23-0), #1485 Boardman (Youngstown) (17-7), #1820 Poland Seminary (Poland) (38-0), #2395 Howland (Warren) (31-10), #2528 Alliance (34-0), #3296 Chardon (31-14), #3654 Struthers (34-12), #4235 Louisville (48-28), #5125 Lakeside (Ashtabula) (35-6), #7116 East (Youngstown) (24-0), #7910 McKinley (Niles) (36-3) 2017 Losses: #352 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (13-10) 2017 Opponents W-L: 79-62 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2005 (Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Louisville, 8/31 at Alliance, 9/7 Chardon, 9/14 at Lakeside (Ashtabula), 9/21 at Struthers, 9/28 Boardman (Youngstown), 10/5 at McKinley (Niles), 10/12 at East (Youngstown), 10/19 Howland (Warren), 10/26 Poland Seminary (Poland) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Boardman (Youngstown) (12.4), Poland Seminary (Poland) (11.1), Struthers (3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McKinley (Niles) (-22.3), East (Youngstown) (-17.2), Lakeside (Ashtabula) (-13.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (28.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #203 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3464 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 75%