GENERAL
Nickname: Sabers
Colors: Burgundy/Hunter Green
Coach: Dan Hennessey
League: Sangamon Valley
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
John Strauser 6'4" 245 Senior OL/LB 4.90 [Purdue]
Kevin Carroll 6'1.5" 190 Senior DB/WR 4.69
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Run Ball Well
Team Weaknesses: Stopping Pass
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2011 National Rank: #7812
2011 State Rank: #302
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2012 National Rank: #5990
2012 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7684
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 48-42 (24-24 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.2
2011 Points Against Average: 15
2011 Differential: +7.2
2011 Wins: #6316 Momence (21-12), #7804 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (14-12), #11937 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (49-0), #12811 Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman) (32-0), #13773 Blue Ridge (Farmer City) (55-6)
2011 Losses: #1652 Unity (Tolono) (41-6), #4135 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (28-14), #7106 Central (Clifton) (12-6), #7738 Watseka/Donovan (Watseka) (31-18), #9971 Fisher (8-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-45
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Olympia (Stanford), 8/31 South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid), 9/7 Watseka, 9/14 at Momence, 9/21 Central (Clifton), 9/28 at St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 10/5 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 10/12 at Iroquois West (Gilman), 10/19 Rantoul
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Clifton) (11.5), Momence (3.9), St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (-1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville (Kincaid) (-26.9), Olympia (Stanford) (-24.3), Rantoul (-23.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 (0.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #431
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10224
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%