Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, VT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Hawks Colors: Red/White Coach: Mike Williams League: Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Graham Walker 6'3" 185 QB 4.75 Jack ZuWallack 6'0" 210 FB 4.85 Caleb Jenson 6'1" 185 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -15.6 2017 National Rank: #10300 2017 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.6 2018 National Rank: #9107 2018 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -8.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11447 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.5 Dynasty Record: 64-60 (58-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 8th) 2017 Points For Average: 11.9 2017 Points Against Average: 25.3 2017 Differential: -13.4 2017 Wins: #9605 Rutland (22-14), #12168 South Burlington (20-6), #12296 Essex (Essex Junction) (6-3) 2017 Losses: #2682 St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) (31-14), #2682 St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) (57-13), #5760 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (34-7), #7385 Burlington (27-7), #7606 Middlebury (35-6), #10623 Colchester (21-12) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-35 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans), 9/7 at Rutland, 9/14 at Essex (Essex Junction), 9/21 at Colchester, 9/29 Burlington/South Burlington (Burlington), 10/6 North Country Union (Newport), 10/13 St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury), 10/19 at Middlebury Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury) (2.8), Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (-15.9), Middlebury (-24) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Country Union (Newport) (-52.8), Essex (Essex Junction) (-45.3), Colchester (-32.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 (2.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9772 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%