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GENERAL
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Alan Thorson
League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
T.J. Layne 6'2" 220 Junior OL/DE
Austin Laurie 6'0" 220 Senior FB/LB
Kyle Hill 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Danny Friend 6'5" 235 Senior TE [Indiana]
Jeff Perry 6'3" 215 Senior LB [Central Michigan]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Players Got Playing Time Last Season, Coming Off Playoff Season, Junior Class
Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters, Graduated Talented Senior Class, Inexperience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 43.1
2012 National Rank: #538
2012 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -15.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2013 National Rank: #2479
2013 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1943
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 40-18 (21-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 33.5
2012 Points Against Average: 15
2012 Differential: +18.5
2012 Wins: #536 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (30-20), #1230 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (15-13), #1591 Washington (28-27), #2080 Sycamore (13-0), #3513 Minooka (14-6), #3796 Urbana (65-20), #4172 Rich East (Park Forest) (44-0), #4246 Geneseo (43-0), #4441 Rochelle (28-21), #6720 DeKalb (56-27), #6948 Yorkville (41-18), #12936 Dixon (56-6)
2012 Losses: #214 Montini (Lombard) (19-6), #1123 Kaneland (Maple Park) (33-30)
2012 Opponents W-L: 94-56
Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Reagan), 2007 (Southwest Prairie), 2005 (Suburban Prairie South), 2004 (Suburban Prairie South), 2003 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie South)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Minooka, 9/6 at Metamora, 9/13 at Geneseo, 9/20 Dixon, 9/27 at Yorkville, 10/4 Sycamore, 10/11 at DeKalb, 10/18 Rochelle, 10/25 Kaneland (Maple Park)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Kaneland (Maple Park) (36.6), Sycamore (36.3), Metamora (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dixon (-25.8), Yorkville (0.7), DeKalb (7.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (24.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3194
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%