| Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Dennis Houlihan League: Sierra Foothill Section: Sac-Joaquin Playoff Division: I-VI Playoff Division Rank: #61 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyler Nielson 5'10" 190 Junior RB/DB 4.8 Justin Houlihan 6'1" 205 Junior ILB/FB 4.9 Owen Day 6'3" 215 Junior TE/DE 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Strong Junior Class, Skill Position Players Returning Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Defensive Holes Need To Be Filled RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 7.9 2015 National Rank: #6052 2015 State Rank: #436 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 7.4 2016 National Rank: #6029 2016 State Rank: #427 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 26.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1291 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19 Dynasty Record: 85-61 [84-62 on the field] (34-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-9 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2015 Points For Average: 16 2015 Points Against Average: 40 2015 Differential: -24 2015 Wins: #10418 Pioneer (Woodland) (35-12) 2015 Losses: #50 Folsom (56-7), #120 Del Oro (Loomis) (52-10), #225 Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (38-7), #250 Rocklin (42-13), #471 Granite Bay (24-14), #1307 Placer (Auburn) (43-7), #1925 Woodcreek (Roseville) (49-17), #2065 Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (42-15), #5456 Lincoln (42-35) 2015 Opponents W-L: 82-44 Recent Section Championships: 2009 (I), 2005 (I) Recent League Championships: 2009 (Delta Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2003 (Metropolitan) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Placer (Auburn) (16-12) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Antelope, 9/2 at Placer (Auburn), 9/9 at Lincoln, 9/16 Napa, 9/23 Rocklin, 9/30 Del Oro (Loomis), 10/7 at Woodcreek (Roseville), 10/14 Folsom, 10/21 at Granite Bay, 10/28 at Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Del Oro (Loomis) (65.5), Folsom (60.1), Granite Bay (45.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (12.2), Placer (Auburn) (25.5), Woodcreek (Roseville) (32.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #118 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10 2016 Projected League Finish: 7th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |