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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Eric Michaelsen
League: South Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Melvin Senior OL
Drew Hayes Senior LB
Andrew Miller Senior DL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ethan Pocic 6'6" 280 Senior OL [LSU]
Tim Mc Auliffe 6'2" 270 Senior OL [Bowling Green]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 42.8
2012 National Rank: #558
2012 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.2
2013 National Rank: #2340
2013 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 38.1
Dynasty National Rank: #490
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 57-7 (27-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 34.8
2012 Points Against Average: 9.8
2012 Differential: +25
2012 Wins: #960 Oak Forest (21-14), #960 Oak Forest (17-14), #1230 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (23-19), #3582 Tinley Park (31-24), #3797 Morgan Park (Chicago) (45-0), #4679 Bremen (Midlothian) (47-7), #5104 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Blue Island) (40-0), #9384 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (42-0), #10654 Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (42-0), #10721 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) (42-0), #14429 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (56-0)
2012 Losses: #139 Crete-Monee (Crete) (28-27), #2523 Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (21-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006, 2005 (Suburban Prairie East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Plainfield South (Plainfield), 9/6 at Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside), 9/13 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn), 9/20 Oak Forest, 9/27 Tinley Park, 10/4 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills), 10/11 at Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City), 10/18 at Bremen (Midlothian), 10/25 at Thornton Fractional South (Lansing)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Forest (37.4), Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (36.1), Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (-11.6), Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (-9.9), Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) (-6.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (19.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3427
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%