West Chicago (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Navy/White Coach: Jack Rustman League: Upstate Eight (moving from Upstate Eight - Valley) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mike Wagner 6'5" 190 Senior WR/OLB 4.85 Joe Orr 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.3 Adam Hey 5'10" 170 Senior OLB/WR 4.88 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Football IQ, Resiliency, Offensive Weapons Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Many Players Will Have To Go Both Ways RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -8.4 2017 National Rank: #8900 2017 State Rank: #323 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -32.4 2018 National Rank: #10418 2018 State Rank: #388 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6564 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.7 Dynasty Record: 25-110 (15-83 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 15.1 2017 Points Against Average: 32.8 2017 Differential: -17.7 2017 Wins: #8711 Elgin (28-26), #10315 East Aurora (Aurora) (32-19) 2017 Losses: #1471 South Elgin (48-6), #2310 West Aurora (Aurora) (48-6), #4602 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (35-8), #4717 Glenbard East (Lombard) (43-22), #5943 Larkin (Elgin) (22-20), #6211 Bartlett (33-14), #6251 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago) (21-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 34-49 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 at South Elgin, 8/31 West Aurora (Aurora), 9/7 at Glenbard East (Lombard), 9/14 Larkin (Elgin), 9/21 Elgin, 9/28 at Bartlett, 10/5 East Aurora (Aurora), 10/12 at Streamwood, 10/19 Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Aurora (Aurora) (19.3), South Elgin (7.5), Glenbard East (Lombard) (-3.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Streamwood (-40.7), East Aurora (Aurora) (-37), Elgin (-33.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6065 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 7th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%