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GENERAL
Nickname: Ironmen
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Wes Temples
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Peter Bussone 6'3" 280 Senior OG
Marcellus Johnson 6'4" 270 Senior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 39.7
2017 National Rank: #720
2017 State Rank: #30
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2018 National Rank: #1062
2018 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.2
Dynasty National Rank: #832
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.4
Dynasty Record: 137-34 (108-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 44.7
2017 Points Against Average: 14.5
2017 Differential: +30.2
2017 Wins: #2542 Normal West (Normal) (50-16), #2750 Danville (42-14), #3083 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove) (42-0), #3217 Richwoods (Peoria) (56-27), #4338 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) (48-22), #5573 Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley) (47-7), #6121 Bloomington (54-30), #8865 Central (Champaign) (50-21), #10309 Centennial (Champaign) (47-0), #10875 Urbana (43-8)
2017 Losses: #471 Mount Carmel (Chicago) (14-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-58
Recent State Championships: 2006 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014, 2013, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Richwoods (Peoria), 8/31 Normal West (Normal), 9/7 Urbana, 9/14 Neuqua Valley (Naperville), 9/21 at Manual (Peoria), 9/28 at Bloomington, 10/5 Danville, 10/12 at Centennial (Champaign), 10/19 Peoria
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (10.3), Normal West (Normal) (6.8), Richwoods (Peoria) (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-51.7), Urbana (-29), Centennial (Champaign) (-21.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (17.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5844
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72%



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