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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Trent Swords
League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - West
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Miguel Hermosillo 5'10" 190 Senior ATH [Illinois]
Scott Sypniewski 6'1" 230 Senior LS [Michigan]

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2012 National Rank: #1469
2012 State Rank: #49
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 27.7
2013 National Rank: #1860
2013 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5167
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 28-21 [29-20 on the field] (14-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.3
2012 Points Against Average: 15.2
2012 Differential: +17.1
2012 Wins: #2080 Sycamore (10-6), #2236 Rock Island (21-20), #4246 Geneseo (35-14), #4939 Normal (38-17), #5902 Sterling (27-24), #6720 DeKalb (38-17), #6948 Yorkville (49-0), #7757 Steinmetz (Chicago) (51-3), #8582 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (21-19), #11598 Streator (41-6), #12936 Dixon (51-14)
2012 Losses: #139 Crete-Monee (Crete) (42-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 63-59
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Reagan)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Yorkville, 9/6 Marmion Academy (Aurora), 9/13 Streator, 9/20 at DeKalb, 9/27 Sycamore, 10/4 at Geneseo, 10/11 at Dixon, 10/18 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle), 10/25 Sterling
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sycamore (36.3), Marmion Academy (Aurora) (21.7), Geneseo (15.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dixon (-25.8), Streator (-16.5), LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (-9.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (14.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #267
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6726
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%



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