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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Rob Wicinski
League: Upstate Eight - River
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Santacaterina 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.82 [Northern Illinois]
Pace Temple 6'2" 185 Senior 4.62
Loudan Vollbrecht 6'7" 290 5.25

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2013 National Rank: #2129
2013 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.8
2014 National Rank: #2015
2014 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #872
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 93-30 (56-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 35.6
2013 Points Against Average: 30.1
2013 Differential: +5.5
2013 Wins: #781 Oswego (29-27), #2881 East (St. Charles) (35-21), #3942 North (St. Charles) (35-28), #5106 Metea Valley (Aurora) (49-45), #8375 Larkin (Elgin) (41-34), #9502 Streamwood (55-6), #11392 Elgin (42-20)
2013 Losses: #154 Batavia (49-20), #525 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (40-27), #1180 St. Patrick (Chicago) (31-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-47
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; Western Sun), 2008 (Western Sun), 2007 (Western Sun), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Sun), 2005 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie North), 2004 (Suburban Prairie North)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Aurora West (Aurora) (41-23)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Aurora West (Aurora), 9/5 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn), 9/12 at Streamwood, 9/19 at North (St. Charles), 9/26 Elgin, 10/3 at East (St. Charles), 10/10 West Chicago, 10/17 at Batavia, 10/24 Larkin (Elgin)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (52.2), Batavia (50), North (St. Charles) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Elgin (-15.9), West Chicago (-14.3), Streamwood (-9.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (21.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #190
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4449
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%