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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Justin Pressley
League: Chicago Public Illini - Heartland
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
C.J. Rutherford 6'0" 185 Senior WR/SS 4.5
Josh Bufkin 5'11" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.6
Bryce Walker 5'10" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Explosive Skill Positions, Improved Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Line Questions, Must Be More Consistent

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -13.2
2016 National Rank: #10383
2016 State Rank: #430
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2017 National Rank: #8506
2017 State Rank: #360
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13525
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 48-49 (37-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 19.6
2016 Points Against Average: 28.2
2016 Differential: -8.6
2016 Wins: #9946 Uplift (Chicago) (20-14), #11432 Robeson/Amandla (Chicago) (30-20), #11534 Marshall [John] (Chicago) (33-26), #12637 Collins Academy (Chicago) (21-12)
2016 Losses: #5367 Lincoln Park (Chicago) (28-18), #6134 Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago) (34-7), #6134 Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago) (48-13), #6571 Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago) (22-20), #8014 St. Edward (Elgin) (50-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-43
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Chicago Public - Great Lakes), 2010 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public Intra-City 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Harper (Chicago), 9/1 Brooks College Prep (Chicago), 9/8 Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago), 9/16 at Uplift (Chicago), 9/22 Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago), 9/30 Clark Prep [Michele] (Chicago), 10/6 at Marshall [John] (Chicago), 10/13 Robeson (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago) (5.4), Clark Prep [Michele] (Chicago) (0.7), Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago) (-4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harper (Chicago) (-27.8), Marshall [John] (Chicago) (-19.7), Brooks College Prep (Chicago) (-14.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 (-3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #458
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10214
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%