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GENERAL
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Alan Thorson
League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Feeney 6'3" 290 Senior OL/DL
Kaden Laurie 6'1" 215 Senior FB/LB
Kam Dransfeldt 5'11" 185 RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Three 3-Year OL Starters Returning
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 38.7
2016 National Rank: #835
2016 State Rank: #55
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.2
2017 National Rank: #1082
2017 State Rank: #64
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1021
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 118-48 (53-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.8
2016 Differential: +16.3
2016 Wins: #1248 Washington (20-3), #1296 Sycamore (28-13), #1836 Metamora (12-7), #2503 Triad (Troy) (14-7), #3044 Marion (48-28), #3396 Yorkville (21-13), #3521 Kaneland (Maple Park) (34-3), #3834 Geneseo (41-14), #6359 Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy) (48-7), #14354 Austin Poly (Chicago) (62-0)
2016 Losses: #268 DeKalb (34-27), #348 Peoria (43-35), #2152 Rochelle (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-59
Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; NCIC - Reagan), 2007 (Southwest Prairie), 2005 (Suburban Prairie South), 2004 (Suburban Prairie South), 2003 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie South)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 DuSable (Chicago), 9/1 at Washington, 9/8 at Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy), 9/15 Rochelle, 9/22 at Yorkville, 9/29 DeKalb, 10/6 Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/13 at Sycamore, 10/20 at Geneseo
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: DeKalb (48.9), Washington (34), Rochelle (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: DuSable (Chicago) (-11.5), Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy) (5.4), Geneseo (10.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (25.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1672
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%