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GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Raiders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Joe Walters
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Ridgeway 6'5" 300 Senior OL/DL
Domeneik Criddell 6'1" 200 Senior RB/S 4.6
Eric Verplaetse 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced/Athletic, Improved Defense, Passing Attack Improved
Team Weaknesses: New Coaching Philosophy Must Be Implemented, Demanding Schedule

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 3.5
2015 National Rank: #7037
2015 State Rank: #256
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.5
2016 National Rank: #6737
2016 State Rank: #241
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2372
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 94-47 [93-48 on the field] (79-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 7th)
2015 Points For Average: 31
2015 Points Against Average: 37.6
2015 Differential: -6.6
2015 Wins: #6517 Danville (26-0), #11164 Manual (Peoria) (69-20)
2015 Losses: #118 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (34-6), #577 Normal (49-14), #1843 Peoria (56-35), #2838 West (Normal) (52-34), #4872 Pekin (48-27), #5830 Richwoods (Peoria) (35-34), #7966 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (44-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-42
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Manual (Peoria), 9/2 Normal, 9/9 at Central (Champaign), 9/16 Rantoul, 9/23 Peoria, 9/30 at Normal West (Normal), 10/7 Richwoods (Peoria), 10/14 at Urbana, 10/21 Danville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Normal (44.7), Central (Champaign) (36.4), Peoria (34.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-25.7), Rantoul (-23.3), Urbana (-6.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4287
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 8th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%