Salem (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Green/White/Scarlet Coach: Kevin Greene League: Cahokia Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2017 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Eric Brubaker 6'1" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Jacob Harness 5'11" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.7 Cole Graham 5'9" 185 Junior RB/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return 5 OL With Some Starting Experience, Nearly All Defensive Starters Are Back Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Top QB/WR/RB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -20.5 2017 National Rank: #11155 2017 State Rank: #417 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -34.5 2018 National Rank: #10836 2018 State Rank: #409 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -6.7 Dynasty National Rank: #11097 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.8 Dynasty Record: 40-96 (28-66 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 23.4 2017 Points Against Average: 38.8 2017 Differential: -15.4 2017 Wins: #11484 Freeburg (41-21), #13132 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (56-30) 2017 Losses: #2776 Effingham (48-15), #4494 Centralia (49-19), #6272 Wesclin (Trenton) (41-22), #6980 Columbia (54-14), #8515 Carlyle (26-20), #9355 Central (Breese) (33-18), #10056 Red Bud (47-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-38 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Centralia, 8/31 Central (Breese), 9/6 Columbia, 9/14 at Red Bud, 9/21 Wesclin (Trenton), 9/28 at Westmont, 10/5 at Carlyle, 10/12 at Freeburg, 10/19 Massac County (Metropolis) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Centralia (-4.8), Columbia (-13.2), Wesclin (Trenton) (-20.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Massac County (Metropolis) (-52.3), Westmont (-37.6), Red Bud (-36.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #401 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10788 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%