GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Raiders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Joe Walters
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Colton Sandage 6'2" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.56
James Ellis 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.55
Josiah Heinz 6'0" 210 Senior DL/OL 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
John Ridgeway 6'5" 295 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Record-Setting QB, Majority Of Defense Returns, Second Year Under New Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Major Offensive Losses
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.8
2016 National Rank: #3904
2016 State Rank: #196
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.8
2017 National Rank: #3835
2017 State Rank: #184
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2527
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 99-51 [98-52 on the field] (83-33 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 38
2016 Points Against Average: 35
2016 Differential: +3
2016 Wins: #4244 Central (Champaign) (21-14), #6668 Richwoods (Peoria) (34-33), #8726 Urbana (51-14), #9761 Manual (Peoria) (35-14), #10737 Rantoul (58-0)
2016 Losses: #348 Peoria (68-34), #943 Normal (54-21), #1569 Danville (77-54), #2577 Normal West (Normal) (41-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 43-48
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Manual (Peoria), 9/1 at Normal, 9/8 Central (Champaign), 9/15 Kankakee, 9/22 at Peoria, 9/29 Normal West (Normal), 10/6 at Richwoods (Peoria), 10/13 Urbana, 10/20 at Danville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Peoria (44.6), Normal (33.3), Danville (27.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-12.1), Urbana (-0.6), Richwoods (Peoria) (10.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2266
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%