Northwestern (West Salem, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Mike Thut League: Wayne County Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #53 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tanner Carlson 6'0" 200 Senior WR/LB 4.7 Shane Smith 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Cole Marley 6'2" 210 Senior OL/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Size, Experience Team Weaknesses: Only Have 9 Returning Starters, Must Rebuild OL, Need To Find Some LBs RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 4.1 2017 National Rank: #5945 2017 State Rank: #345 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.9 2018 National Rank: #7379 2018 State Rank: #411 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5669 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30 Dynasty Record: 88-70 (59-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 22.2 2017 Points Against Average: 17.6 2017 Differential: +4.6 2017 Wins: #3835 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (22-20), #7607 Chippewa (Doylestown) (25-16), #10082 Rittman (37-0), #11390 Loudonville (42-7), #11524 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (20-6) 2017 Losses: #2363 Black River (Sullivan) (21-13), #2717 Dalton (34-21), #3335 Norwayne (Creston) (19-7), #6285 Smithville (27-14), #7068 Columbia (Columbia Station) (26-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 60-51 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Ridgewood (West Lafayette), 8/31 Black River (Sullivan), 9/7 Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/14 at Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 9/21 at Waynedale (Apple Creek), 9/28 Rittman, 10/5 at Norwayne (Creston), 10/12 Chippewa (Doylestown), 10/19 at Dalton, 10/26 Smithville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Black River (Sullivan) (13.3), Norwayne (Creston) (6.5), Dalton (3.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Waynedale (Apple Creek) (-35.8), Rittman (-23.5), Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (-18.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #263 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4724 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%