GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Midnight Blue/Burnt Orange/White
Coach: Jeffrey Vlk
League: Mid-Suburban - East
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Connor Adams 5'9" 180 Senior QB 4.8
Tom Trieb 6'2" 215 RB 4.6
Sean Jacobs 5'9" 210 Senior MLB 4.8
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Have 3-Year Starters At QB/RB/MLB
Team Weaknesses: Lost Very Good Senior Class, Only 2 Of 5 OL Starters Return, All 4 DL Graduated
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 28.6
2017 National Rank: #1681
2017 State Rank: #70
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.5
2018 National Rank: #1429
2018 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3871
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 55-83 (30-45 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 26.9
2017 Points Against Average: 13.8
2017 Differential: +13.1
2017 Wins: #2258 Belleville West (Belleville) (17-7), #2831 Rolling Meadows (22-16), #3067 Maine West (Des Plaines) (30-7), #4178 Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates) (14-8), #4839 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (21-7), #6311 Wheeling (27-20), #7324 Niles West (Skokie) (40-7), #9356 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (44-7), #11544 Maine East (Park Ridge) (49-0)
2017 Losses: #477 East St. Louis (40-18), #989 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (33-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 46-61
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Downers Grove North (Downers Grove), 8/31 Barrington, 9/7 at Deerfield, 9/14 Niles West (Skokie), 9/21 at Wheeling, 9/28 at Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights), 10/5 Prospect (Mt. Prospect), 10/12 at Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), 10/19 Rolling Meadows
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Barrington (19.4), Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (14.6), Rolling Meadows (8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (-20.7), Wheeling (-16.9), Niles West (Skokie) (-7.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (19.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2706
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%