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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Nick Olson
League: Chicago Public Illini - Great Lakes (moving from Chicago Public Intra-City 1)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah Morris 5'11" 160 Junior RB/LB 4.7
David Garcia 5'10" 210 Senior C/DT
Jayson Hemphill 5'9" 145 Sophomore WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: OL, Lost Three 3-Year OL Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -23.9
2017 National Rank: #11719
2017 State Rank: #444
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -43.9
2018 National Rank: #12263
2018 State Rank: #466
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -22.6
Dynasty National Rank: #13698
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.3
Dynasty Record: 49-86 (31-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 30.4
2017 Points Against Average: 15
2017 Differential: +15.4
2017 Wins: #11887 Von Steuben (Chicago) (44-29), #13478 Chicago Tech Academy (Chicago) (28-18), #13570 Senn (Chicago) (28-6), #13750 Crane Medical (Chicago) (36-14), #13824 North-Grand (Chicago) (32-6), #13968 Prosser (Chicago) (34-20), #14412 Richards (Chicago) (2-0), #14497 Juarez (Chicago) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #10417 Round Lake (42-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 28-47
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Chicago Public Intra-City 1), 2008 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 7
Streak List: 9/8/17 Juarez (Chicago) (56-0), 9/14/17 Crane Medical (Chicago) (36-14), 9/23/17 Von Steuben (Chicago) (44-29), 9/29/17 Prosser (Chicago) (34-20), 10/6/17 Chicago Tech Academy (Chicago) (28-18), 10/13/17 North-Grand (Chicago) (32-6), 10/19/17 Senn (Chicago) (28-6)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Clemente (Chicago), 8/31 at Orr (Chicago), 9/7 Washington [George] (Chicago), 9/13 at Foreman (Chicago), 9/21 at Collins Academy/Manley (Chicago), 9/27 at Marine Leadership Academy (Chicago), 10/4 Urban Prep-West (Chicago), 10/13 at Von Steuben (Chicago), 10/20 Dunbar (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dunbar (Chicago) (-33), Orr (Chicago) (-36.3), Urban Prep-West (Chicago) (-41.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Foreman (Chicago) (-65.6), Clemente (Chicago) (-63.5), Marine Leadership Academy (Chicago) (-56)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #526
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13433
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%