Findlay (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mark Ritzler League: Three Rivers Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #54 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tanner Rickle 6'0" 205 Senior QB 4.7 Steven Gerdemann 6'1" 255 Senior C 5.1 Adam Gilbert 6'1" 170 Senior WR 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Dual-Threat QB, Defensive Experience, 3 OL With Experience Return Team Weaknesses: RB Inexperience, WR Speed, DT Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 22.2 2017 National Rank: #2508 2017 State Rank: #156 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.1 2018 National Rank: #2731 2018 State Rank: #171 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1044 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.8 Dynasty Record: 86-67 [85-68 on the field] (58-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2017 Points For Average: 28.5 2017 Points Against Average: 36.8 2017 Differential: -8.3 2017 Wins: #2437 Ross (Fremont) (55-49), #3238 Clay (Oregon) (24-14), #4584 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (42-24), #5159 Start (Toledo) (42-10) 2017 Losses: #149 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (55-20), #302 Central Catholic (Toledo) (35-0), #308 Whitmer (Toledo) (49-14), #1606 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (29-26), #1785 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (41-24), #2660 Lima (62-38) 2017 Opponents W-L: 71-40 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st; Greater Buckeye), 2008 (Greater Buckeye), 2005 (Greater Buckeye), 2004 (tied for 1st; Greater Buckeye) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard), 8/31 Upper Arlington (Columbus), 9/7 at Start (Toledo), 9/14 at Ross (Fremont), 9/21 at St. Francis de Sales (Toledo), 9/28 Clay (Oregon), 10/5 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo), 10/12 at Lima, 10/19 Central Catholic (Toledo), 10/26 Whitmer (Toledo) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (45.2), Whitmer (Toledo) (43.9), Central Catholic (Toledo) (36.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Start (Toledo) (-12.6), St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (-3.9), Clay (Oregon) (0.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #589 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |