GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Derek Leonard
League: Central State Eight (moving from Corn Belt)
Playoff Division: 4A
TOP PLAYERS
Riley McMinn 6'7" 220 Senior DE [Iowa]
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Sean Robinson 6'4" 210 Senior QB [Purdue]
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 41.4
2009 National Rank: #483
2009 State Rank: #21
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2010 Starting Power Rating: 40.7
2010 National Rank: #436
2010 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #3922
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.7
Dynasty Record: 44-30 (35-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 12-1
2009 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 47.3
2009 Points Against Average: 19.3
2009 Differential: +28
2009 Wins: #965 Notre Dame (Quincy) (45-26), #2207 Mt. Carmel (42-14), #2562 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (49-12), #3090 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (38-22), #4862 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (41-14), #5288 Pontiac (49-7), #5942 Jersey (Jerseyville) (49-14), #6149 Mascoutah (57-32), #7295 Olympia (Stanford) (48-20), #8110 Rantoul (57-35), #11023 University (Normal) (56-14), #12818 Eureka/Roanoke-Benson (Eureka) (44-0)
2009 Losses: #266 Metamora (41-40)
2009 Opponents W-L: 72-59
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Corn Belt)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/27/10 Lincoln (56-7), 9/3/10 Jacksonville (46-14), 9/10/10 Jersey (Jerseyville) (46-0), 9/17/10 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (13-10), 9/24/10 Taylorville (41-6), 10/2/10 Springfield (54-26), 10/8/10 Lanphier (Springfield) (42-7), 10/15/10 Glenwood (Chatham) (49-21), 10/22/10 Southeast (Springfield) (41-0), 10/29/10 Freeburg (49-7), 11/5/10 Effingham (53-2), 11/13/10 Notre Dame (Quincy) (23-21), 11/20/10 Metamora (50-17), 11/26/10 Alleman (Rock Island) (24-7)
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Lincoln, 9/3 Jacksonville, 9/10 Jersey (Jerseyville), 9/17 at Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 9/24 Taylorville, 10/2 at Springfield, 10/8 at Lanphier (Springfield), 10/15 Glenwood (Chatham), 10/22 at Southeast (Springfield), 10/29 Freeburg, 11/5 Effingham, 11/13 at Notre Dame (Quincy), 11/20 Metamora, 11/26 vs Alleman (Rock Island)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Metamora (46.4), Notre Dame (Quincy) (45.2), Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (39.5)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast (Springfield) (-7.1), Lincoln (-3.3), Lanphier (Springfield) (5.3)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (16.2 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.9
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3209
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 12-2
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%
Opener: 8/27 Lincoln [projection: 55-8 win]
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