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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Joe Free
League: Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Engelbrecht 6'1" 195 Senior RB/OLB 4.7
Carter Drake 6'3" 195 Senior TE/DT 4.9
Aden Cassidy 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.7

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 7.6
2017 National Rank: #5166
2017 State Rank: #193
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.4
2018 National Rank: #4588
2018 State Rank: #182
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3672
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 123-43 (82-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.7
2017 Points Against Average: 18
2017 Differential: +9.7
2017 Wins: #3443 West Carroll (Savanna) (10-8), #5263 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (21-6), #9175 Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (47-6), #10766 East Dubuque (41-26), #10982 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (47-6), #12134 Durand/Pecatonica (Durand) (45-6), #12837 Galena (35-0)
2017 Losses: #817 Lena-Winslow (Lena) (55-7), #1501 Forreston (40-0), #5064 Princeville (27-24)
2017 Opponents W-L: 55-50
Recent State Championships: 2011 (1A), 2007 (2A), 2005 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (Northwest Upstate Illini North), 2004 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini North), 2003 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini North)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Galena, 8/31 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton), 9/7 Forreston, 9/14 at East Dubuque, 9/21 Durand/Pecatonica (Durand), 9/28 at West Carroll (Savanna), 10/5 Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio (Amboy), 10/12 at Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City), 10/19 Lena-Winslow (Lena)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lena-Winslow (Lena) (29.4), Forreston (20.8), West Carroll (Savanna) (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Galena (-51.1), Durand/Pecatonica (Durand) (-43.2), Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (-37.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (4.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6066
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%