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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Black/Red/White
Coach: Brent Weakly
League: Central Illinois
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Paradee 5'11" 150 Junior WR/DB 4.62
Jerit Medler 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Torre Palmer 6'0" 215 Senior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Skill Position Experience, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Tough Early Schedule

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -9.6
2017 National Rank: #9159
2017 State Rank: #332
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.6
2018 National Rank: #8027
2018 State Rank: #300
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8358
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24
Dynasty Record: 73-76 (47-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 23.2
2017 Points Against Average: 38.8
2017 Differential: -15.6
2017 Wins: #6307 Argenta-Oreana (Argenta) (48-42), #9634 Arcola (26-19), #10372 Clinton (28-18), #11587 Meridian (Macon) (40-20), #13722 Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan) (46-12)
2017 Losses: #1736 Tuscola (50-0), #3199 Shelbyville (57-0), #3389 St. Teresa (Decatur) (55-20), #5702 Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg) (59-12), #6307 Argenta-Oreana (Argenta) (56-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-40
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Okaw Valley - Blue), 2009 (tied for 1st; Okaw Valley - Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Westville, 8/31 at Nokomis/Ramsey (Nokomis), 9/7 Tuscola, 9/14 at Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg), 9/21 St. Teresa (Decatur), 9/28 Shelbyville, 10/5 at Clinton, 10/12 at Meridian (Macon), 10/19 Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (16.7), St. Teresa (Decatur) (11.9), Shelbyville (-4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan) (-57.5), Meridian (Macon) (-41.4), Clinton (-29.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (2.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6428
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%