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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Todd Evers
League: Little Illini (moving from Little Illini - Egyptian)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Adams 5'11" 185 Junior QB/SS 4.90
Jon Newbold 6'2" 210 Senior OL/DE 4.90
Austin Mattingly 6'0" 200 Senior WR/FS 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -21.9
2013 National Rank: #12327
2013 State Rank: #468
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -17.4
2014 National Rank: #11608
2014 State Rank: #437
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6171
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.5
Dynasty Record: 83-36 (67-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 12.4
2013 Points Against Average: 25.4
2013 Differential: -13
2013 Wins: #12899 Flora (30-8), #13639 Oblong (20-13), #13843 Cumberland (Toledo) (8-6)
2013 Losses: #1884 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (47-0), #4964 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (41-14), #8238 Robinson (22-0), #9394 East Richland (Olney) (33-14), #9810 Lawrenceville (38-6), #11933 Newton (21-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-36
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Flora (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Flora, 9/5 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion), 9/12 Robinson, 9/19 at East Richland (Olney), 9/26 Paris, 10/3 at Red Hill (Bridgeport), 10/10 at Newton, 10/17 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 10/24 at Lawrenceville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Casey-Westfield (Casey) (11.1), Robinson (2.3), Lawrenceville (-8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (-43.7), Red Hill (Bridgeport) (-36.7), Flora (-26.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #464
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12110
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%