GENERAL
Nickname: Sabers
Colors: Burgundy/Hunter Green
Coach: Nathan Watson
League: Illini Prairie
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Bryson Lee 6'2" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.9
Trevor Hummel 5'9" 165 Senior WR/DB 5.0
Parker Jackson 6'3" 210 Junior TE/LB 5.2
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Tyrik Henderson 5'11" 165 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -33.1
2017 National Rank: #12920
2017 State Rank: #489
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +15.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -31.4
2018 National Rank: #10249
2018 State Rank: #383
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9456
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.9
Dynasty Record: 71-78 (33-50 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 1-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (9th)
2017 Points For Average: 7.9
2017 Points Against Average: 44.4
2017 Differential: -36.5
2017 Wins: #13124 Olympia/Delavan (Stanford) (14-0)
2017 Losses: #3326 Monticello (46-0), #3843 Unity (Tolono) (50-10), #4142 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (55-7), #6456 Pontiac (44-7), #6776 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (56-13), #8608 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (54-7), #10161 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (41-6), #11077 Rantoul (54-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 47-42
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Sangamon Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 8/31 at Olympia/Delavan (Stanford), 9/7 Monticello, 9/14 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 9/22 vs Rantoul, 9/28 Central Catholic (Bloomington), 10/5 at Unity (Tolono), 10/12 Pontiac, 10/19 at Prairie Central (Fairbury)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Unity (Tolono) (1.4), Monticello (1.2), Central Catholic (Bloomington) (-10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Olympia/Delavan (Stanford) (-50.6), Rantoul (-31), Prairie Central (Fairbury) (-22.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #304
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7909
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 9th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%