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

TOP PLAYERS
Keagan Sobol 6'0" 205 Senior RB/LB
Michael Feeney 5'11" 190 Senior RB/DB
Nolan Feeney 6'2" 275 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size/Experience On Both Lines, RB/LB Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At DB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 16.2
2015 National Rank: #4213
2015 State Rank: #156
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.7
2016 National Rank: #4576
2016 State Rank: #175
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1028
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 108-45 (50-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 21.7
2015 Points Against Average: 16.4
2015 Differential: +5.3
2015 Wins: #2541 Sterling (38-21), #6957 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (20-2), #7966 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (40-0), #13995 Austin Poly/Austin Business & Entrepreneurship/VOISE Academy (Chicago) (49-6)
2015 Losses: #1595 Sycamore (28-7), #1750 Washington (19-13), #1895 DeKalb (35-21), #2922 Kaneland (Maple Park) (23-7), #4058 Yorkville (14-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 51-41
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 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/23/15 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (40-0), 8/26/16 Austin Poly (Chicago) (62-0), 9/2/16 Washington (20-3)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Austin Poly (Chicago), 9/2 Washington, 9/9 Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy), 9/16 at Rochelle, 9/23 Yorkville, 9/30 at DeKalb, 10/7 at Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/14 Sycamore, 10/21 Geneseo
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Geneseo (37.6), Washington (32.4), DeKalb (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rochelle (-4.2), Kaneland (Maple Park) (11.1), Yorkville (13.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2329
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%