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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Green/Black
Coach: Jay Mammosser
League: Big Northern - West (moving from NCIC)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mitch Giddings 6'2" 220 Senior T/LB 4.90
Derek Dingman 6'0" 220 Senior C/LB 4.80
Austin Babcock 5'11" 170 Junior RB/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3-Year Starter At QB, Must Develop WRs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -7.2
2010 National Rank: #9803
2010 State Rank: #377
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.7
2011 National Rank: #10205
2011 State Rank: #387
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9883
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 13-32 (8-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 1-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 16
2010 Points Against Average: 27
2010 Differential: -11
2010 Wins: #10015 Princeton/Ohio (Princeton) (34-14)
2010 Losses: #3757 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (28-14), #3904 Forreston (34-14), #4557 Mendota (19-7), #5029 Byron (34-8), #6733 Manual (Peoria) (48-29), #7046 Winnebago (27-26), #7403 Peoria (20-6), #8125 Hall (Spring Valley) (19-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 48-42
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Harvard, 9/2 at North Boone (Poplar Grove), 9/9 at Central (Burlington), 9/16 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa), 9/23 Lutheran (Rockford), 9/30 at Oregon, 10/7 at Winnebago, 10/14 at Byron, 10/21 Stillman Valley
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Stillman Valley (39.7), Oregon (12.6), Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (11)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lutheran (Rockford) (-9.4), North Boone (Poplar Grove) (0.7), Harvard (5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4660
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Harvard [projection: 28-17 loss]