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GENERAL
Nickname: Railsplitters
Colors: Red/Green
Coach: Seth Bass
League: Central State Eight
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Speed/Depth At Skill Positions, More Explosive In New Offense, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lack OL Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -13.6
2014 National Rank: #10891
2014 State Rank: #402
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -17.1
2015 National Rank: #11482
2015 State Rank: #425
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9095
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 29-79 (19-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 0-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-9 (10th)
2014 Points For Average: 7.6
2014 Points Against Average: 48.9
2014 Differential: -41.3
2014 Wins: none
2014 Losses: #134 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (67-6), #631 Rochester (50-0), #2684 Glenwood (Chatham) (62-0), #3687 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (32-12), #3986 Southeast (Springfield) (46-8), #4126 Jacksonville (63-14), #5432 Lanphier (Springfield) (47-14), #7439 Eisenhower (Decatur) (49-0), #7728 Springfield (24-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 56-39
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Southeast (Springfield), 9/4 Glenwood (Chatham), 9/12 at Springfield, 9/18 Eisenhower (Decatur), 9/25 at Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 10/2 Rochester, 10/9 at MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 10/16 Jacksonville, 10/22 at Lanphier (Springfield)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rochester (51.4), Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (46.3), Jacksonville (23.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Decatur) (2.7), Springfield (7.1), Lanphier (Springfield) (12.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1438
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-9
2015 Projected League Finish: 10th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%