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GENERAL
Nickname: Maroons
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Nick Blackburn
League: Central Illinois
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Shobe 5'8" 185 Senior FB/LB 5.02
Jacob Hospelhorn 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.85
Garrett Hayden 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.53

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical Line, Talented Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -2
2016 National Rank: #7953
2016 State Rank: #339
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.5
2017 National Rank: #9737
2017 State Rank: #395
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10719
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 43-86 (30-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 24.4
2016 Points Against Average: 33
2016 Differential: -8.6
2016 Wins: #6961 Central A & M (Moweaqua) (35-26), #9946 Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan) (51-20), #12040 Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove) (40-22), #12129 Meridian (Macon) (42-14)
2016 Losses: #2084 St. Teresa (Decatur) (62-13), #2275 Tuscola (29-6), #3450 Shelbyville (26-0), #5268 Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg) (42-6), #6668 Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (56-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-43
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/16 Meridian (Macon) (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove), 9/1 Reed-Custer (Braidwood), 9/8 at Tuscola, 9/15 Central A & M (Moweaqua), 9/22 at St. Teresa (Decatur), 9/29 Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan), 10/6 Shelbyville, 10/13 at Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg), 10/20 Meridian (Macon)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (36.4), Shelbyville (28.7), St. Teresa (Decatur) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove) (-23), Meridian (Macon) (-18), Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan) (-11.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5258
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%