Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chiefs Colors: Red/White Coach: Job Linboom League: Heart of Illinois - Large Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2018 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zack Horve Senior QB/LB Karson Eccles Junior FB/LB Derek Denniston Junior TE/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Junior Class, Successful JV Team Moving Up, Good Mix Of Skill Position Players/Linemen Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Only Have 7 Returning Starters RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -9.7 2018 National Rank: #8613 2018 State Rank: #322 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -28.5 2019 National Rank: #9206 2019 State Rank: #342 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7280 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.7 Dynasty Record: 109-60 (74-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 3-6 2018 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2018 Points For Average: 15.6 2018 Points Against Average: 26.1 2018 Differential: -10.5 2018 Wins: #8706 LeRoy (22-8), #8820 Tremont (14-13), #11874 Heyworth (33-20) 2018 Losses: #474 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (59-0), #3994 Tri-Valley (Downs) (13-6), #4656 Eureka (19-18), #5596 Fisher (19-18), #6064 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (42-7), #9456 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (42-22) 2018 Opponents W-L: 57-38 Recent State Championships: 2016 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Heart of Illinois), 2010 (Heart of Illinois), 2005 (Mid-State), 2004 (Mid-State), 2003 (Mid-State Large) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Tremont, 9/6 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 9/13 at LeRoy, 9/20 at Eureka, 9/27 Heyworth, 10/4 at Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/11 Fisher, 10/18 at Tri-Valley (Downs), 10/25 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (21), Eureka (2.9), Tri-Valley (Downs) (-0.5) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Heyworth (-45.2), Tremont (-33.4), LeRoy (-32) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5749 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2019 Projected League Finish: 6th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%