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GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Mike Castleman
League: Heart of Illinois
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Kelley 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.57
Chris Collins-Terry 6'3" 225 Junior DE/C 4.80
Tyler Schumaker 6'0" 185 Senior TE/LB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Rushing
Team Weaknesses: Lack Experience On OL, Must Replace Two ILBs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2010 National Rank: #4446
2010 State Rank: #170
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.5
2011 National Rank: #5376
2011 State Rank: #196
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #5066
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 40-18 (27-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 31.7
2010 Points Against Average: 20.2
2010 Differential: +11.5
2010 Wins: #4570 Stark County (Toulon) (30-20), #6348 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (12-8), #6458 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (60-21), #7532 Tri-Valley (Downs) (39-15), #11056 Fisher (48-6), #11416 Watseka (43-0), #11650 Ridgeview (Colfax) (28-14), #12069 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (47-6)
2010 Losses: #1279 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (56-26), #1460 Lewistown (36-7), #4191 LeRoy (47-28), #6348 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (13-12)
2010 Opponents W-L: 74-50
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (35-16)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Watseka/Donovan (Watseka), 9/2 at Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan), 9/9 at Fieldcrest (Minonk), 9/16 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw), 9/23 at LeRoy, 9/30 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 10/7 at Ridgeview (Colfax), 10/14 Fisher, 10/21 at Tri-Valley (Downs)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (30.4), Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (17.2), LeRoy (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fieldcrest (Minonk) (-18.4), Fisher (-13), Ridgeview (Colfax) (-5.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 (7.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6756
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Watseka/Donovan (Watseka) [projection: 31-19 win]