| Northwestern (West Salem, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Joe Cardinal League: Wayne County Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2021 JV Record: 0-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ethan Siders 6'1" 185 Senior QB/S Nolan Hartsel 6'1" 195 Senior TE/S Craig Reed 6'0" 175 Senior WR/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Senior Leadership, Football IQ Team Weaknesses: Lines, Upperclassmen Depth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -4.7 2021 National Rank: #6619 2021 State Rank: #413 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -18.8 2022 National Rank: #6323 2022 State Rank: #416 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 8.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5970 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.6 Dynasty Record: 104-93 (71-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 3-7 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2021 Points For Average: 24.4 2021 Points Against Average: 30.8 2021 Differential: -6.4 2021 Wins: #7612 Chippewa (Doylestown) (35-28), #8164 Buckeye Local (Rayland) (49-6), #9985 Smithville (13-7) 2021 Losses: #2060 Dalton (50-6), #2590 Columbia (Columbia Station) (41-6), #3233 Norwayne (Creston) (34-19), #3360 Keystone (La Grange) (39-35), #4480 Black River (Sullivan) (36-34), #5278 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (32-20), #5417 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (35-27) 2021 Opponents W-L: 69-46 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Keystone (La Grange), 8/26 Black River (Sullivan), 9/2 Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/9 Rittman, 9/16 at Norwayne (Creston), 9/23 Chippewa (Doylestown), 9/30 at Dalton, 10/7 Smithville, 10/14 at Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 10/21 at Waynedale (Apple Creek) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Dalton (13.4), Keystone (La Grange) (5), Norwayne (Creston) (3.6) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rittman (-53.2), Smithville (-38.4), Chippewa (Doylestown) (-25.1) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.2 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #334 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4626 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |