Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chiefs Colors: Red/White Coach: Job Linboom League: Heart of Illinois - Large Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Levi Scheuermann Senior QB/DB Dakota Brush Senior FB/LB Caden Slack Senior DB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Dual-Threat QB Team Weaknesses: Graduated Several Seniors, Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -4.8 2017 National Rank: #8090 2017 State Rank: #299 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -26.8 2018 National Rank: #9350 2018 State Rank: #351 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7184 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34 Dynasty Record: 106-54 (74-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2017 Points For Average: 31.5 2017 Points Against Average: 24.7 2017 Differential: +6.8 2017 Wins: #5225 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (42-28), #10646 Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax) (56-22), #10893 LeRoy (54-16), #12192 Tremont (36-0), #12742 Heyworth (55-7) 2017 Losses: #3904 Tri-Valley (Downs) (56-14), #3986 Westville (42-0), #5769 Eureka (23-7), #6767 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (29-28), #7486 Fisher (24-23) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-46 Recent State Championships: 2016 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Heart of Illinois), 2010 (Heart of Illinois), 2005 (Mid-State), 2004 (Mid-State), 2003 (Mid-State Large) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Tremont, 8/31 at El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 9/7 LeRoy, 9/14 Eureka, 9/21 at Heyworth, 9/28 Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/5 vs Fisher, 10/12 Tri-Valley (Downs), 10/19 at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (24.6), Tri-Valley (Downs) (2.4), El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (-4.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Heyworth (-47.8), Tremont (-32.7), LeRoy (-28) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 (0.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6428 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%