GENERAL
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Orange/Navy
Coach: Tim Franken
League: Chicago Public Illini - Red Bird
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jim Daniels 6'2" 270 Senior OL
Dan Finger 5'8" 165 Senior DB
Barrett Morrissette 5'11" 200 Senior DB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Terry Baggett 6'0" 210 Senior RB 4.58 [Army]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Key Positions, Young Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Running Game
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 2.1
2010 National Rank: #7409
2010 State Rank: #277
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 4.9
2011 National Rank: #6313
2011 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8557
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 27-21 (13-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 30.1
2010 Points Against Average: 27.6
2010 Differential: +2.5
2010 Wins: #4343 Dunbar (Chicago) (35-34), #7940 Lane (Chicago) (35-21), #12557 Hope (Chicago) (48-20), #12956 Lincoln Park (Chicago) (70-6), #13465 South Shore (Chicago) (49-0)
2010 Losses: #261 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (42-0), #349 Simeon (Chicago) (61-12), #2231 Curie (Chicago) (32-14), #6984 Orr (Chicago) (26-12), #7337 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Chicago) (34-26)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2004 (Chicago Public Big Shoulders)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (42-0), 9/9/11 Hope (Chicago) (50-6)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 St. Ignatius (Chicago), 9/2 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago), 9/9 Hope (Chicago), 9/16 at Simeon (Chicago), 9/22 at Dunbar (Chicago), 9/30 at Lane (Chicago), 10/7 Curie (Chicago), 10/14 Chicago Vocational (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Simeon (Chicago) (48.1), Curie (Chicago) (26.4), Dunbar (Chicago) (14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (-25.7), Hope (Chicago) (-21.7), Chicago Vocational (Chicago) (-8.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (10.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6442
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 St. Ignatius (Chicago) [projection: 26-22 win]