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GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Riders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Nick Lindsey
League: Little Okaw Valley - Northwest
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Hopkins 5'8" 175 Junior RB 4.8
Hugo Garza 6'3" 255 Junior OL/DL 5.2
Kaleb Byard 5'11" 185 Senior OL/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Physicality, Depth
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Replacing Secondary

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -12.2
2017 National Rank: #9634
2017 State Rank: #356
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.2
2018 National Rank: #9029
2018 State Rank: #337
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10037
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.6
Dynasty Record: 95-60 (62-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.2
2017 Points Against Average: 16.5
2017 Differential: +17.7
2017 Wins: #9730 Decatur Lutheran/Decatur Christian (Decatur) (20-14), #11274 Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo) (35-28), #13151 Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland (Kansas) (41-0), #13190 Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur) (47-14), #13799 Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (Niantic) (34-0), #14138 Oblong (49-7), #14346 Palestine/Hutsonville (Palestine) (62-6)
2017 Losses: #6307 Argenta-Oreana (Argenta) (28-7), #7596 Brown County (Mt. Sterling) (42-28), #9159 Central A & M (Moweaqua) (26-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 44-52
Recent State Championships: 2015 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014 (Little Okaw Valley - Northeast), 2007 (tied for 1st; Little Okaw Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 South Beloit, 8/31 at Tuscola, 9/7 at Cumberland (Toledo), 9/14 at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur), 9/21 Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo), 9/28 Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (Niantic), 10/5 at Argenta-Oreana (Argenta), 10/12 Decatur Lutheran/Decatur Christian (Decatur), 10/19 Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland (Kansas)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (16.7), Argenta-Oreana (Argenta) (-9.8), Cumberland (Toledo) (-19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sangamon Valley/Tri-City (Niantic) (-58.7), South Beloit (-56.3), Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland (Kansas) (-50.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.3 (-20 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #446
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11862
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%