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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Dan Wetzel
League: Interstate Eight - Large
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Koranda Senior RB/LB
Tyler Stuart Senior WR
Tyler Jarnagin Senior QB/DB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.1
2016 National Rank: #1671
2016 State Rank: #90
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.6
2017 National Rank: #1904
2017 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6057
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21
Dynasty Record: 70-67 (36-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 39.8
2016 Points Against Average: 12.7
2016 Differential: +27.1
2016 Wins: #2036 Manteno (30-13), #2516 Plano (25-8), #3834 Dixon (38-26), #4046 Coal City (14-7), #5555 Peotone (55-14), #6159 Sandwich (27-7), #7488 Momence (47-0), #7865 Seneca (61-20), #8193 Central (Clifton) (64-6), #8553 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (42-0), #8888 Streator (49-7)
2016 Losses: #791 Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago) (44-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-55
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Momence, 9/1 at Central (Clifton), 9/8 at Plano, 9/15 Streator, 9/22 Coal City, 9/29 at Sandwich, 10/6 Manteno, 10/13 at Seneca, 10/20 Peotone
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manteno (19), Peotone (17.4), Coal City (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sandwich (-1.1), Streator (0.9), Seneca (3.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (13.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #232
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4637
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57%