Coal City (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Coalers Colors: Dark Green/White/Gold Coach: Dan Hutchings League: Interstate Eight - Large Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor Skubic 6'1" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.5 Max Arias 5'10" 170 Senior RB/CB 4.5 Aaron McMurtrey Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Line Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 8.9 2017 National Rank: #4901 2017 State Rank: #183 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.1 2018 National Rank: #4147 2018 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2660 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.6 Dynasty Record: 117-51 (60-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.4 2017 Points Against Average: 18.1 2017 Differential: +8.3 2017 Wins: #4756 Manteno (35-21), #6954 Streator (45-0), #8029 Lisle (14-7), #8139 Sandwich (27-20), #9178 Plano (28-3), #10806 Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (40-0) 2017 Losses: #2001 Herscher (30-20), #1988 Peotone (30-24), #2583 Wilmington (28-24), #3435 Taylorville (42-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 59-43 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Interstate Eight - Small) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Morris, 8/31 at Wilmington, 9/7 Herscher, 9/14 at Streator, 9/21 Plano, 9/28 at Sandwich, 10/5 Manteno, 10/12 at Reed-Custer (Braidwood), 10/19 Lisle Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Morris (15.9), Wilmington (9.7), Herscher (0.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sandwich (-28.4), Plano (-26.7), Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (-24.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (11.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5091 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%