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GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Job Linboom
League: Heart of Illinois
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Campbell Senior LB
Clay Golden Senior DE/OL
Alex Mickna Senior OLB/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Skill Players

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16
2011 National Rank: #4134
2011 State Rank: #155
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.3
2012 National Rank: #5598
2012 State Rank: #204
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5575
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 69-28 (54-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 42
2011 Points Against Average: 21.7
2011 Differential: +20.3
2011 Wins: #6214 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (34-31), #6794 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (24-12), #6867 Illini West (Carthage) (42-28), #7020 Tri-Valley (Downs) (54-20), #7813 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (28-14), #8377 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (50-32), #10306 Tremont (52-43), #12132 Ridgeview (Colfax) (52-12), #12458 Lexington (46-12), #13773 Blue Ridge (Farmer City) (52-6)
2011 Losses: #2854 Stark County (Toulon) (29-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-55
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2005 (Mid-State), 2004 (Mid-State), 2003 (Mid-State Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 LeRoy, 8/31 at Heyworth, 9/7 at Tremont, 9/14 Lexington, 9/21 at Ridgeview (Colfax), 9/28 at Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/5 at Momence, 10/12 at Fisher, 10/19 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (4.5), Momence (3.9), LeRoy (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington (-28.4), Heyworth (-22.2), Fieldcrest (Minonk) (-18.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (-0.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #446
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10665
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%