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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Burnt Orange/Royal Blue
Coach: Jason Fulton
League: Little Illini (moving from Little Illini - Egyptian)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brock Mammoser 6'0" 150 Junior QB 4.80
Mitch Bierman 5'10" 160 Sophomore RB 4.70
Nick Reis 6'2" 280 Senior C 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, QB
Team Weaknesses: Youth At Skill Positions, Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -19.1
2013 National Rank: #11933
2013 State Rank: #453
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -15.6
2014 National Rank: #11306
2014 State Rank: #424
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 0
Dynasty National Rank: #8229
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 59-50 (39-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 23.3
2013 Points Against Average: 33
2013 Differential: -9.7
2013 Wins: #9394 East Richland (Olney) (34-33), #12327 Marshall (21-20), #12899 Flora (28-27), #14297 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (48-12)
2013 Losses: #4964 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (45-13), #8238 Robinson (35-12), #8865 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (40-7), #9810 Lawrenceville (48-26), #11992 Paris (37-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-40
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Apollo), 2005 (Apollo), 2004 (tied for 1st; Apollo)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Edwards County/Grayville (Albion) (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Edwards County/Grayville (Albion), 9/5 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 9/13 at Lawrenceville, 9/19 Red Hill (Bridgeport), 9/26 at Robinson, 10/3 at Flora, 10/10 Marshall, 10/17 at East Richland (Olney), 10/24 Paris
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: -13.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #466
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12144
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%