North Star (Lincoln, NE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Navigators
Colors: Navy/Maroon
Coach: Tony Kobza
League: A District 4
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Seip 6'2" 220 Junior OL/DL 5.2
DJ McGarvie 6'3" 180 Junior QB 4.9
Matt Kopplin 6'1" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Good Young Building Blocks, Players Want To Change Culture
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -9
2018 National Rank: #8457
2018 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -30.8
2019 National Rank: #9624
2019 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3978
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 48.2
Dynasty Record: 69-82 (39-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 14.6
2018 Points Against Average: 33.3
2018 Differential: -18.7
2018 Wins: #10605 Omaha South (Omaha) (21-6), #10636 North Platte (21-7), #12112 Bryan (Omaha) (52-16)
2018 Losses: #1189 Millard West (Omaha) (49-10), #1212 Grand Island (57-14), #2850 Elkhorn South (Omaha) (56-6), #3614 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (43-0), #4539 Kearney (49-7), #4933 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (17-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 47-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2008 (A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln), 9/6 Kearney, 9/13 at Elkhorn South (Omaha), 9/20 at Omaha South (Omaha), 9/27 Grand Island, 10/3 at Lincoln East (Lincoln), 10/11 North Platte, 10/18 at Bryan (Omaha), 10/25 Millard West (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Millard West (Omaha) (24.3), Grand Island (15.3), Elkhorn South (Omaha) (4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bryan (Omaha) (-56.4), Omaha South (Omaha) (-44.2), North Platte (-36.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5677
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%