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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Maroon/Orange
Coach: Sheamus Murphy
League: Chicago Public - Great Lakes (moving from Chicago Public Intra-City 5)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 0-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jeremiah Harris 6'4" 180 Senior QB/DB
Carl McNickles 5'9" 165 Junior WR/DB
Jakhari Johnson 5'11" 215 Sophomore FB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Nearly Entire Offense Returns
Team Weaknesses: All LBs Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -13.3
2016 National Rank: #10385
2016 State Rank: #431
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.8
2017 National Rank: #8756
2017 State Rank: #371
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -32.1
Dynasty National Rank: #14314
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.3
Dynasty Record: 14-4 (13-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.6
2016 Points Against Average: 6.3
2016 Differential: +30.3
2016 Wins: #11772 Catalyst-Maria (Chicago) (28-14), #12368 Amundsen (Chicago) (33-18), #13136 Chicago Tech Academy (Chicago) (42-0), #13611 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (19-16), #14052 Richards (Chicago) (42-0), #14172 Juarez (Chicago) (40-3), #14448 Crane Medical (Chicago) (36-0), #14477 Farragut (Chicago) (41-0), #14553 Tilden (Chicago) (48-6)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 36-43
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Chicago Public Intra-City 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 10
Streak List: 10/23/15 Crane Medical (Chicago) (35-0), 8/26/16 Richards (Chicago) (42-0), 9/2/16 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (19-16), 9/8/16 Amundsen (Chicago) (33-18), 9/16/16 Tilden (Chicago) (48-6), 9/24/16 Chicago Tech Academy (Chicago) (42-0), 9/29/16 Catalyst-Maria (Chicago) (28-14), 10/8/16 Farragut (Chicago) (41-0), 10/15/16 Crane Medical (Chicago) (36-0), 10/22/16 Juarez (Chicago) (40-3)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Kelly (Chicago), 9/1 at Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City), 9/7 Harper (Chicago), 9/16 at Agricultural Science (Chicago), 9/21 at Corliss (Chicago), 9/28 Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville (Chicago), 10/7 at Carver (Chicago), 10/12 Chicago International Charter-Ellison (Chicago), 10/19 at Bowen (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (-10.7), Corliss (Chicago) (-12.3), Agricultural Science (Chicago) (-19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kelly (Chicago) (-46.8), Bowen (Chicago) (-33), Harper (Chicago) (-27.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #535
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13351
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%