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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Sean Drendel
League: DuPage Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colin Goebel 6'3" 285 OL 5.00 [Iowa]
Mike Langman 6'5" 265 OL 5.00
Kevin Nalefski 5'10" 175 DB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ron Coluzzi Senior K [Central Michigan]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Running Game, DL
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Pass Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2011 National Rank: #1514
2011 State Rank: #55
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.3
2012 National Rank: #1962
2012 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 36.9
Dynasty National Rank: #276
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 75-25 (49-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 26.8
2011 Points Against Average: 23.3
2011 Differential: +3.5
2011 Wins: #243 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (17-14), #2753 Aurora West (Aurora) (45-21), #4763 Thornton (Harvey) (14-10), #6493 West Chicago (45-7), #7009 Glenbard East (Lombard) (51-13)
2011 Losses: #269 Central (Naperville) (36-26), #307 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (24-13), #367 Glenbard North (Carol Stream) (34-10), #557 Downers Grove South (Downers Grove) (37-24), #1957 Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (37-23)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-47
Recent State Championships: 2007 (8A)
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Neuqua Valley (Naperville), 8/31 at Thornton (Harvey), 9/7 Wheaton North (Wheaton), 9/14 at Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton), 9/21 at West Chicago, 9/28 Glenbard East (Lombard), 10/5 Aurora West (Aurora), 10/12 at Central (Naperville), 10/19 Glenbard North (Carol Stream)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Naperville) (49), Wheaton North (Wheaton) (47.7), Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (46.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Glenbard East (Lombard) (2.2), West Chicago (4.7), Thornton (Harvey) (19)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (32.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #408
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%