McDowell (Erie, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Blue/White Coach: Bo Orlando League: District 10 Region 8 (moving from District 10 Region 6) Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Regan Schleicher Senior QB 4.6 Jerome Henderson 6'6" 240 Senior DE/TE 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Team Weaknesses: WR/DB Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 20.8 2017 National Rank: #2713 2017 State Rank: #96 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7 2018 Starting Power Rating: 10.4 2018 National Rank: #1989 2018 State Rank: #63 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 39.9 Dynasty National Rank: #525 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.5 Dynasty Record: 110-63 (52-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.6 2017 Points Against Average: 32.1 2017 Differential: -5.5 2017 Wins: #1934 Erie (30-22), #2700 Hollidaysburg (42-38), #4268 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (23-21), #5441 General McLane (Edinboro) (37-20), #7413 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (42-13) 2017 Losses: #89 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (40-10), #90 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (63-7), #1568 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH) (20-0), #1934 Erie (35-34), #2772 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY) (46-40), Football North (Mississauga, Ontario) (35-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 75-39 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2005 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2004 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2003 (Allegheny) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs Seneca Valley (Harmony), 8/31 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY), 9/7 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY), 9/14 vs Boardman (Youngstown, OH), 9/21 vs Erie, 9/28 at Hollidaysburg, 10/5 Cathedral Prep (Erie), 10/12 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH), 10/19 West Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral Prep (Erie) (40.5), Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH) (14.6), Boardman (Youngstown, OH) (12.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (1.6), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY) (4.3), Erie (5.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3 (30 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #846 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |