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GENERAL
Nickname: Ironmen
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Hudson Venerable
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 16.5
2010 National Rank: #3947
2010 State Rank: #147
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 10.5
2011 National Rank: #4913
2011 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 32.4
Dynasty National Rank: #739
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 50-9 (40-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 28.1
2010 Points Against Average: 17.7
2010 Differential: +10.4
2010 Wins: #4241 Bloomington (32-31), #5803 Centennial (Champaign) (31-7), #8021 Central (Champaign) (35-22), #9060 Urbana (47-20), #9879 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (44-7), #9959 Mattoon (13-3), #12410 Eisenhower (Decatur) (44-0)
2010 Losses: #817 Danville (32-12), #2585 Lincoln-Way North (Frankfort) (38-23), #3500 West (Normal) (17-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 49-50
Recent State Championships: 2006 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Central (Champaign) (38-17), 9/2/11 Bloomington (24-12)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Central (Champaign), 9/2 at Bloomington, 9/9 at Urbana, 9/16 Mattoon, 9/23 at Centennial (Champaign), 9/30 West (Normal), 10/7 Eisenhower (Decatur), 10/14 at MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 10/21 Danville
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Danville (37.9), West (Normal) (16.9), Centennial (Champaign) (7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Decatur) (-20.8), Urbana (-8.9), MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (-7.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 (8.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #303
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7207
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Central (Champaign) [projection: 26-21 win]



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