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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Paul Forsythe
League: Kishwaukee River
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Finn Schirmer 6'2" 200 Junior WR/OLB 4.52
Aaron Shepard 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.66
Jagger Ferden 6'4" 250 Junior OL/DL 5.4

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -16.9
2017 National Rank: #10557
2017 State Rank: #397
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -24.9
2018 National Rank: #8976
2018 State Rank: #334
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9146
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.5
Dynasty Record: 44-97 (21-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 16.6
2017 Points Against Average: 26.3
2017 Differential: -9.7
2017 Wins: #10996 Mendota (34-27), #12679 Harvard (27-0)
2017 Losses: #2664 Johnsburg (43-6), #5722 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (35-7), #6663 Central (Burlington) (27-7), #6938 Woodstock North (Woodstock) (41-21), #8342 Winnebago (30-22), #8351 Elmwood Park (20-18), #9828 Woodstock (14-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 44-44
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Big Northern - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Sterling, 8/31 at Plano, 9/7 at Harvard, 9/14 at Stratford (WI), 9/21 at Richmond-Burton (Richmond), 9/28 Woodstock North (Woodstock), 10/5 at Johnsburg, 10/12 Central (Burlington), 10/19 Woodstock
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Stratford (WI) (23.1), Sterling (17.9), Johnsburg (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harvard (-38.9), Plano (-26.7), Woodstock (-25.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4627
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%