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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Bill Duckett
League: Central Illinois
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Turner Pullen 6'3" 195 Senior QB/DB 4.75
Kentrell Beck 6'3" 195 Sophomore WR/DB 4.5
Clayton Peterson 5'7" 160 Senior DT/FB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Team With Many 3-Year Starters, Coming Off Best Year In School History

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 18.2
2016 National Rank: #3465
2016 State Rank: #176
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2017 National Rank: #1773
2017 State Rank: #100
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #8532
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.7
Dynasty Record: 64-65 (46-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.6
2016 Points Against Average: 22.5
2016 Differential: +10.1
2016 Wins: #3554 Unity/Seymour (Mendon) (36-34), #4779 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (24-0), #5268 Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg) (48-34), #6961 Central A & M (Moweaqua) (44-15), #7946 Clinton (26-0), #9035 Carmi-White County (Carmi) (46-6), #9946 Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan) (62-20), #11133 Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo) (26-14), #12129 Meridian (Macon) (44-6)
2016 Losses: #1963 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (48-8), #2084 St. Teresa (Decatur) (43-18), #2275 Tuscola (40-22), #9214 Pawnee (33-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 88-52
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Pawnee/Lincolnwood (Pawnee), 9/1 Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo), 9/8 at Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan), 9/15 Tuscola, 9/22 Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg), 9/29 at Meridian (Macon), 10/6 at Clinton, 10/13 Central A & M (Moweaqua), 10/20 at St. Teresa (Decatur)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (36.4), St. Teresa (Decatur) (21.2), Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg) (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Meridian (Macon) (-18), Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo) (-17.4), Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan) (-11.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 (8.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #310
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6558
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%