Middleton (WI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Tim Simon League: Big Eight Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Jarrett Horst 6'4" 295 Senior OG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 23.9 2017 National Rank: #2253 2017 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.1 2018 National Rank: #4147 2018 State Rank: #85 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2423 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.8 Dynasty Record: 116-43 (103-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 31.8 2017 Points Against Average: 9.9 2017 Differential: +21.9 2017 Wins: #2568 West (Madison) (36-0), #3734 Verona (31-10), #6258 Craig (Janesville) (42-7), #6378 La Follette (Madison) (41-8), #6378 La Follette (Madison) (24-6), #6457 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (36-7), #7867 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (21-7), #9547 Parker (Janesville) (42-0), #11493 East (Madison) (44-0) 2017 Losses: #482 Sun Prairie (34-6), #2568 West (Madison) (30-27) 2017 Opponents W-L: 57-60 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 East (Madison), 8/24 at Verona, 8/31 at West (Madison), 9/7 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison), 9/14 Beloit Memorial (Beloit), 9/21 at Parker (Janesville), 9/28 Craig (Janesville), 10/5 Sun Prairie, 10/12 at La Follette (Madison) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sun Prairie (26.6), West (Madison) (1.8), Verona (0) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Parker (Janesville) (-35.2), East (Madison) (-31.5), Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-21) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (11.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5501 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%