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GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Job Linboom
League: Heart of Illinois - Large (moving from Heart of Illinois)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2015 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Reese Senior LB 4.8
Preston Lester Senior LB 4.9
Hunter Mull Junior DE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 9 Starters Back From Offense That Averaged Over 40 Points Per Game
Team Weaknesses: Defense Needs Improvement

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2015 National Rank: #4224
2015 State Rank: #158
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.6
2016 National Rank: #1944
2016 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7202
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.5
Dynasty Record: 88-48 (68-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 41.5
2015 Points Against Average: 31.5
2015 Differential: +10
2015 Wins: #6759 Unity/Seymour (Mendon) (30-26), #7161 Tremont (49-40), #7479 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (41-33), #9115 West Hancock co-op [Hamilton/Warsaw] (Hamilton) (54-22), #9364 Fisher (41-8), #9459 Momence (60-33), #9654 Christian Life (Rockford) (44-8), #12857 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (62-18)
2015 Losses: #907 Tri-Valley (Downs) (57-20), #907 Tri-Valley (Downs) (62-21), #5140 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (40-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 75-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Heart of Illinois), 2010 (Heart of Illinois), 2005 (Mid-State), 2004 (Mid-State), 2003 (Mid-State Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Tremont (37-0), 9/2/16 Ridgeview (Colfax) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Tremont, 9/2 at Ridgeview (Colfax), 9/9 Heyworth, 9/16 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 9/23 at Fisher, 9/30 Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/7 at LeRoy, 10/14 at Eureka, 10/21 Tri-Valley (Downs)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Downs) (36.7), LeRoy (17.3), Fieldcrest (Minonk) (10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Heyworth (-19.4), Fisher (-5.8), Tremont (2.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (6.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6278
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%