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GENERAL
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Alan Thorson
League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Keagan Sobol 5'11" 195 Junior RB/LB
Jackson Shannon 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL
Ryan Niewinski 6'1" 260 Senior DL/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Good Mix Of Skill Position Players/Linemen, Overall Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Several Linemen

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2014 National Rank: #2397
2014 State Rank: #81
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2015 National Rank: #2687
2015 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #905
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 104-40 (50-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 24.3
2014 Points Against Average: 21.3
2014 Differential: +3
2014 Wins: #2060 Metamora (12-8), #2419 Sycamore (18-15), #2859 University (Normal) (21-14), #3402 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (35-23), #4428 Kaneland (Maple Park) (26-21), #8274 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (27-0), #12004 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (49-7)
2014 Losses: #1000 Peoria (40-28), #1728 DeKalb (42-0), #1900 Yorkville (29-28), #3888 Sterling (28-27), #3887 Minooka (28-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 78-48
Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Reagan), 2007 (Southwest Prairie), 2005 (Suburban Prairie South), 2004 (Suburban Prairie South), 2003 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie South)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (20-2), 9/19/15 Sterling (38-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Austin Poly/Austin Business & Entrepreneurship/VOISE Academy (Chicago), 9/4 at Washington, 9/11 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/19 Sterling, 9/25 at Yorkville, 10/2 DeKalb, 10/9 Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/16 at Sycamore, 10/23 at LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sycamore (31.4), Kaneland (Maple Park) (26.7), DeKalb (25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Austin Poly/Austin Business & Entrepreneurship/VOISE Academy (Chicago) (-37.5), LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (-17.8), Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-3.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (20.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4786
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%