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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Matthew Lynch
League: Big Northern - East
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarrell Jackson 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.33
Kyle Gara 5'11" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.71
Craiton Nice 5'9" 160 WR/DB 4.62

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Unity

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2014 National Rank: #7332
2014 State Rank: #279
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2015 National Rank: #6626
2015 State Rank: #251
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -7
Dynasty National Rank: #10415
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 25-84 (11-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2014 Points For Average: 32
2014 Points Against Average: 23.2
2014 Differential: +8.8
2014 Wins: #3715 Byron (45-28), #6769 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (43-34), #10950 Harvard (41-6), #12736 Rock Falls (45-14), #12977 Rockford Christian (Rockford) (42-13)
2014 Losses: #3804 Johnsburg (42-17), #5592 Central (Burlington) (21-13), #7331 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (22-14), #8194 North Boone (Poplar Grove) (29-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 40-51
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Byron (33-0), 9/4/15 Rock Falls (50-8), 9/11/15 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa) (42-13), 9/19/15 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Byron, 9/4 at Rock Falls, 9/11 Genoa-Kingston (Genoa), 9/19 at Richmond-Burton (Richmond), 9/25 Harvard, 10/2 at Central (Burlington), 10/9 Johnsburg, 10/16 at Rockford Christian (Rockford), 10/23 North Boone (Poplar Grove)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Byron (20.7), Johnsburg (20.2), Central (Burlington) (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Falls (-25.9), Rockford Christian (Rockford) (-18.3), Harvard (-10.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #335
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7919
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%