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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Midnight Blue/Burnt Orange/White
Coach: Jeffrey Vlk
League: Mid-Suburban - East
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Merrill 6'6" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Jimmy Trieb 6'4" 195 WR/DB 4.7
Eddie Walker 5'10" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Have More Than 20 Players Returning Who Started Or Had Significant Playing Time Last Season
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -1.1
2015 National Rank: #8206
2015 State Rank: #306
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 1.4
2016 National Rank: #7482
2016 State Rank: #274
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #4948
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 43-75 (24-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 20
2015 Points Against Average: 42.4
2015 Differential: -22.4
2015 Wins: #7114 Niles West (Skokie) (45-41)
2015 Losses: #1506 Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates) (55-13), #2059 Schaumburg (52-21), #2406 Fremd [William] (Palatine) (59-20), #2596 Rolling Meadows (43-14), #3790 Wheeling (35-19), #4222 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (35-14), #4418 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (41-14), #5628 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (21-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 37-48
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Niles West (Skokie), 9/2 Hoffman Estates, 9/9 Deerfield, 9/16 at Vernon Hills, 9/23 at Prospect (Mt. Prospect), 9/30 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights), 10/7 at Wheeling, 10/14 at Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), 10/21 Rolling Meadows
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rolling Meadows (24), Wheeling (21.7), Hoffman Estates (19.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Niles West (Skokie) (-2.2), Deerfield (13.5), Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (14.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2977
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%