Loyal (WI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Greyhounds Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Chris Lindner League: Cloverwood Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Stephen Buchanan 5'11" 205 Senior RB/DE 4.9 Clayton Rarick 5'10" 215 Senior RB/LB 5.3 Ethan Weinfurtner 5'10" 250 Senior C/DT 5.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Upperclassmen Depth, Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 5.9 2017 National Rank: #5534 2017 State Rank: #123 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.1 2018 National Rank: #4891 2018 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7455 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4 Dynasty Record: 65-46 (51-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 24.7 2017 Points Against Average: 15.2 2017 Differential: +9.5 2017 Wins: #4127 Abbotsford (8-7), #8706 Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids) (18-0), #9982 Owen-Withee (Owen) (46-20), #9982 Owen-Withee (Owen) (28-22), #10295 Gilman (32-8), #10885 Athens (40-0), #11986 Thorp (56-20), #13280 Greenwood (44-0) 2017 Losses: #1004 Bangor (38-0), #1707 Edgar (35-0), #4127 Abbotsford (17-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-51 Recent League Championships: 2017 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Ellsworth, 8/24 at Bangor, 8/31 Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids), 9/7 at Greenwood, 9/14 at Owen-Withee (Owen), 9/21 Athens, 9/28 at Thorp, 10/5 Gilman, 10/12 at Abbotsford Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bangor (19.2), Ellsworth (-4.2), Abbotsford (-6.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Thorp (-48.2), Greenwood (-48.2), Gilman (-37.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (0.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9701 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%