Van Wert (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Keith Recker League: Western Buckeye Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Drew Bagley 6'3" 220 Senior HB/DE 4.9 Nate Place 6'1" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.6 Jake Hilleary 6'1" 185 Junior RB/LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Lost 2 OL Starters RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 12.1 2017 National Rank: #4260 2017 State Rank: #255 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 6 2018 National Rank: #2595 2018 State Rank: #159 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12 Dynasty National Rank: #5711 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6 Dynasty Record: 44-106 (38-97 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 29.4 2017 Points Against Average: 27.5 2017 Differential: +1.9 2017 Wins: #2634 Wapakoneta (26-20), #5000 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (19-17), #5011 Bryan (27-7), #9544 Defiance (48-7), #10125 Bath (Lima) (38-6) 2017 Losses: #1472 Memorial (St. Marys) (50-34), #2264 Celina (63-21), #2572 Elida (35-27), #3913 Kenton (35-27), #5327 Shawnee (Lima) (35-27) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-52 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/27/17 Defiance (48-7) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Bryan, 8/31 at Wapakoneta, 9/7 Memorial (St. Marys), 9/14 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 9/21 Shawnee (Lima), 9/28 at Kenton, 10/5 Elida, 10/12 at Bath (Lima), 10/19 at Celina, 10/26 Defiance Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Memorial (St. Marys) (14.1), Celina (11.2), Wapakoneta (9.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bath (Lima) (-33.9), Defiance (-25.6), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (-8.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #213 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3625 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%