GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Dan Appino
League: Northern Illinois (moving from Northern Illinois - NIC-10)
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Dean Lowry 6'5" 230 Senior T/TE 4.83 [Northwestern]
Tyreis Thomas 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.70
Lamont Toney 5'11" 170 Senior QB 4.68
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Defense, Kicking, Offensive Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Graduated 2 Leading Tacklers
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 52.3
2010 National Rank: #152
2010 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.9
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.8
2011 National Rank: #291
2011 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 36.8
Dynasty National Rank: #425
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 54-5 (44-0 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 41.6
2010 Points Against Average: 10.3
2010 Differential: +31.3
2010 Wins: #433 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (14-7), #508 Marmion Academy (Aurora) (48-19), #1450 Cary-Grove (Cary) (20-14), #1986 Harlem (Machesney Park) (41-7), #2310 Hononegah (Rockton) (49-7), #3421 Addison Trail (Addison) (31-7), #3436 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (34-12), #3674 Guilford (Rockford) (49-7), #5495 Belvidere (28-22), #5951 Freeport (56-7), #7332 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (47-8), #8689 East (Rockford) (61-20), #8780 Belvidere North (Belvidere) (41-7), #11935 Auburn (Rockford) (63-0)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 82-64
Recent State Championships: 2010 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Northern Illinois - NIC-10), 2009 (Northern Illinois - NIC-10), 2008 (Northern Illinois - NIC-10), 2007 (Northern Illinois - NIC-10), 2006 (Northern Illinois - NIC-9)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/27/10 Harlem (Machesney Park) (41-7), 9/3/10 Guilford (Rockford) (49-7), 9/10/10 Freeport (56-7), 9/17/10 East (Rockford) (61-20), 9/24/10 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (47-8), 10/1/10 Belvidere North (Belvidere) (41-7), 10/8/10 Belvidere (28-22), 10/15/10 Auburn (Rockford) (63-0), 10/22/10 Hononegah (Rockton) (49-7), 10/30/10 Addison Trail (Addison) (31-7), 11/5/10 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (34-12), 11/13/10 Cary-Grove (Cary) (20-14), 11/20/10 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (14-7), 11/27/10 Marmion Academy (Aurora) (48-19), 8/26/11 Hononegah (Rockton) (28-0), 9/2/11 Harlem (Machesney Park) (41-27)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Hononegah (Rockton), 9/2 Harlem (Machesney Park), 9/9 Guilford (Rockford), 9/16 at Freeport, 9/23 East (Rockford), 9/30 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford), 10/7 at Belvidere North (Belvidere), 10/14 Belvidere, 10/21 at Auburn (Rockford)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Harlem (Machesney Park) (19.5), Hononegah (Rockton) (17.1), Belvidere (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (Rockford) (-24.6), Belvidere North (Belvidere) (-2.7), East (Rockford) (2.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (21.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6292
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%
Opener: 8/26 at Hononegah (Rockton) [projection: 42-7 win]