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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Butch Simpson
League: 2A District 1 (moving from Blue Hen Flight - B)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -2.7
2020 National Rank: #6488
2020 State Rank: #20
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2021 Starting Power Rating: -21.2
2021 National Rank: #7631
2021 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6009
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.6
Dynasty Record: 97-92 [96-93 on the field] (73-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 29.8
2020 Points Against Average: 18.3
2020 Differential: +11.5
2020 Wins: #9237 Brandywine (Wilmington) (19-0), #10955 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (20-12), #11024 Glasgow (Newark) (44-24), #12150 Christiana (Newark) (41-14), #12249 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (43-6)
2020 Losses: #954 Howard (Wilmington) (54-12)
2020 Opponents W-L: 17-19
Recent State Championships: 2004 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Blue Hen Flight - A), 2004 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A), 2003 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/30/20 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (20-12), 11/7/20 Christiana (Newark) (41-14), 11/21/20 Glasgow (Newark) (44-24), 11/27/20 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (43-6), 12/5/20 Brandywine (Wilmington) (19-0)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/11 at Christiana (Newark), 9/18 Concord (Wilmington), 9/24 at St. Mark's (Wilmington), 10/2 Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington), 10/9 at Lake Forest (Felton), 10/16 at Conrad Science (Wilmington), 10/23 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 10/29 at Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington), 11/6 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 11/13 Glasgow (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (-13.1), St. Mark's (Wilmington) (-14.4), Concord (Wilmington) (-15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (-49.9), Christiana (Newark) (-46.5), Glasgow (Newark) (-41.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10449
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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