| Mercer County (Aledo, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold Coach: Andrew Hofer League: Lincoln Trail Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2020 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS David Meece 5'9" 185 Junior 4.62 Owen Relander 6'2" 175 Junior 4.84 Matthew Lucas 5'10" 180 Junior 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Speed/Aggressiveness Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Offensive Balance RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 0.4 2020 National Rank: #5640 2020 State Rank: #193 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: -5.9 2021 National Rank: #4430 2021 State Rank: #161 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 11.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5449 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1 Dynasty Record: 92-35 (72-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 3-2 2020 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (4th) 2020 Points For Average: 22.8 2020 Points Against Average: 11.2 2020 Differential: +11.6 2020 Wins: #5942 Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull) (14-6), #10953 Stark County (Toulon) (50-8), #12130 ROWVA/Galva/Williamsfield (Oneida) (28-8) 2020 Losses: #3997 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (22-14), #4101 Princeville (12-8) 2020 Opponents W-L: 14-11 Recent State Championships: 2012 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st; West Prairie Trail - Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1 Streak List: 4/23/21 Stark County (Toulon) (50-8) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Farmington, 9/3 Knoxville, 9/10 at United (Monmouth), 9/17 at Abingdon/Avon (Abingdon), 9/24 ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida), 10/1 at Princeville, 10/8 Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull), 10/15 at Stark County (Toulon), 10/22 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Princeville (-0.9), Knoxville (-2.3), Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (-2.4) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Stark County (Toulon) (-37.2), United (Monmouth) (-34.2), Abingdon/Avon (Abingdon) (-33) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.7 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5618 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2021 Projected League Finish: 4th 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |