St. Edward (Elgin, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Wave Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Mike Rolando League: Metro Suburban - Red (moving from Metro Suburban - Blue) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 1-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Wright 5'11" 175 Senior RB/LB Sidney Muhammad 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB Anthony Holte 6'0" 180 Junior QB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Elite RB/LB, Great Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Youth, Only 5 Seniors RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 6.7 2017 National Rank: #5369 2017 State Rank: #203 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.3 2018 National Rank: #7001 2018 State Rank: #263 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6564 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6 Dynasty Record: 62-81 (28-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 34.6 2017 Points Against Average: 22.7 2017 Differential: +11.9 2017 Wins: #5530 Metamora (44-26), #6251 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (29-28), #10441 Fenton (Bensenville) (55-21), #13661 Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park) (54-0), #13952 Guerin College Prep (River Grove) (56-0) 2017 Losses: #561 Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst) (56-13), #3394 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (21-14), #3715 Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago) (36-33), #5296 Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) (16-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 46-45 Recent League Championships: 2014 (Metro Suburban - East), 2010 (Suburban Christian - Gold) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/20/17 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (29-28) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Tinley Park, 8/31 at Wheaton Academy (West Chicago), 9/7 at Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago), 9/14 Elmwood Park, 9/22 at Guerin College Prep (River Grove), 9/28 at Chicago Christian (Palos Heights), 10/5 Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst), 10/12 Fenton (Bensenville), 10/19 Ridgewood (Norridge) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst) (33.4), Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago) (7.7), Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (-3.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Guerin College Prep (River Grove) (-55.4), Chicago Christian (Palos Heights) (-38.5), Fenton (Bensenville) (-31.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #287 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7122 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%