Elmwood Park (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Dylan Mack League: Metro Suburban - Red Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mike Stranski 6'1" 185 Junior QB 5.1 Devin Schmidt 6'0" 220 Senior T 5.6 Luciano Martino 5'10" 235 Senior DE 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3-Year QB Starter, 8 Offensive Starters Return, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Are Back Team Weaknesses: All New LBs RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -6 2017 National Rank: #8351 2017 State Rank: #308 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -18 2018 National Rank: #7401 2018 State Rank: #280 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #12269 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 40-97 (20-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 23.4 2017 Points Against Average: 20.8 2017 Differential: +2.6 2017 Wins: #7028 Ridgewood (Norridge) (32-9), #9318 St. Joseph (Westchester) (22-6), #10557 Marengo (20-18), #11014 Chicago Christian (Palos Heights) (38-0), #13661 Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park) (40-14), #13952 Guerin College Prep (River Grove) (42-8) 2017 Losses: #561 Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst) (54-0), #4539 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (50-7), #6251 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (21-17), #9110 Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora) (28-16) 2017 Opponents W-L: 47-53 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2012 (Metro Suburban) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 St. Joseph (Westchester), 8/31 Foreman (Chicago), 9/7 Ridgewood (Norridge), 9/14 at St. Edward (Elgin), 9/21 at Fenton (Bensenville), 9/28 Chicago International Charter-Longwood Academy (Chicago), 10/6 at Guerin College Prep (River Grove), 10/12 Chicago Christian (Palos Heights), 10/19 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (-4.8), St. Edward (Elgin) (-16.3), St. Joseph (Westchester) (-23.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Foreman (Chicago) (-65.6), Guerin College Prep (River Grove) (-55.4), Chicago International Charter-Longwood Academy (Chicago) (-51.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7 (-2.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #468 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12357 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%