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GENERAL
Nickname: Ironmen
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Wes Temples
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 32.5
2013 National Rank: #1493
2013 State Rank: #52
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30
2014 National Rank: #1560
2014 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.2
Dynasty National Rank: #992
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 100-26 (82-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.5
2013 Points Against Average: 16.6
2013 Differential: +19.9
2013 Wins: #2660 West (Normal) (35-21), #4336 Bloomington (30-0), #4336 Bloomington (33-20), #5071 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (59-26), #5497 Danville (60-20), #6403 Centennial (Champaign) (39-12), #7126 Central (Champaign) (34-13), #7941 Urbana (38-6), #10725 Eisenhower (Decatur) (50-6)
2013 Losses: #500 East St. Louis (38-16), #913 Notre Dame (Niles) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-54
Recent State Championships: 2006 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 East (Belleville), 9/6 at Belleville West (Belleville), 9/12 West (Normal), 9/19 at Danville, 9/26 Central (Champaign), 10/3 at Bloomington, 10/10 Urbana, 10/17 at Centennial (Champaign), 10/24 at Rich Central (Olympia Fields)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Belleville West (Belleville) (25.4), West (Normal) (21.3), Rich Central (Olympia Fields) (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Champaign) (3.3), Urbana (5.5), Bloomington (5.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (17.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3835
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 47%



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