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GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Job Linboom
League: Heart of Illinois
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hudson Stedman Senior RB/FS
Jared Reese Junior FB/NG
Dylan Shields Junior G/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Backfield, Overall Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth/Size On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -5.1
2014 National Rank: #9118
2014 State Rank: #342
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2015 National Rank: #7730
2015 State Rank: #297
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #7551
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 80-45 (64-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 32.4
2014 Points Against Average: 38.3
2014 Differential: -5.9
2014 Wins: #6709 Tri-Valley (Downs) (28-25), #10676 Tremont (47-33), #12026 Fisher (62-50), #13871 Lexington (58-13), #14211 Crossroads Christian (Big Rock) (46-6)
2014 Losses: #1690 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (61-22), #1690 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (53-6), #3585 Momence (59-22), #5357 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (36-0), #9847 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (47-33)
2014 Opponents W-L: 63-40
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2005 (Mid-State), 2004 (Mid-State), 2003 (Mid-State Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/11/15 Tremont (49-40)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Momence, 9/4 Fieldcrest (Minonk), 9/11 at Tremont, 9/25 at Tri-Valley (Downs), 10/2 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 10/9 at Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan), 10/16 Fisher, 10/23 at Christian Life (Rockford)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fieldcrest (Minonk) (28.3), Momence (12.3), El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fisher (-8.9), Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (-6.3), Tremont (-4.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 (1.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5872
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%