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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jason Karnes
League: Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Batson 5'11" 250 Senior C/DL 5.2
Gage Wells 6'0" 280 Junior OL/DL 5.0
D.J. Spell 6'4" 190 Senior WR/FS 4.77

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Experience, Play-Making WRs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 9.7
2015 National Rank: #5691
2015 State Rank: #211
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2016 National Rank: #6814
2016 State Rank: #246
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4779
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 98-43 (56-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 15.8
2015 Differential: +16.8
2015 Wins: #7174 Waterloo (40-19), #7473 Harrisburg (40-21), #7855 Central (Breese) (24-6), #8243 DuQuoin/Elverado (DuQuoin) (20-18), #10095 East Richland (Olney) (52-8), #11577 Carbondale (34-13), #12014 Benton (32-14), #12200 Massac County (Metropolis) (50-6), #13346 Frankfort (West Frankfort) (41-0)
2015 Losses: #3654 Taylorville (28-6), #4251 Murphysboro (41-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-56
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2003 (Southern Illinois River-to-River Ohio)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Carterville (7-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Waterloo, 9/2 Carterville, 9/9 DuQuoin, 9/16 at Benton, 9/23 at Murphysboro, 9/30 Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove (Metropolis), 10/7 at Frankfort (West Frankfort), 10/14 at Harrisburg, 10/21 Central (Breese)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Murphysboro (18.7), Carterville (0.9), Central (Breese) (-1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Frankfort (West Frankfort) (-31.8), Benton (-22.1), Harrisburg (-3.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2 (-3.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #366
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9371
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%