GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Black
Coach: Tim Thornton
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Kaevion Mack 6'2" 185 Junior WR/DB
Chris Williams 6'1" 190 WR/DB
Tyler Walker 6'1" 195 Senior TE/LB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marques Cox 6'5" 290 Senior OT
Coran Taylor 6'3" 195 Senior QB
Geno Hess 5'10" 180 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Explosive Offensively, Aggressive Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Very Young
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 10.9
2017 National Rank: #4500
2017 State Rank: #171
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.9
2018 National Rank: #5747
2018 State Rank: #221
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6714
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 71-77 (41-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 53.7
2017 Points Against Average: 43
2017 Differential: +10.7
2017 Wins: #4338 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) (82-80), #6121 Bloomington (94-54), #7460 Galesburg (36-28), #8865 Central (Champaign) (54-36), #10875 Urbana (58-0), #11833 Manual (Peoria) (60-12)
2017 Losses: #1792 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) (31-12), #2542 Normal West (Normal) (70-46), #2750 Danville (49-26), #3217 Richwoods (Peoria) (70-69)
2017 Opponents W-L: 49-52
Recent State Championships: 2016 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Centennial (Champaign), 8/31 at Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria), 9/7 Rock Island, 9/14 Manual (Peoria), 9/21 at Normal West (Normal), 9/28 Richwoods (Peoria), 10/5 at Central (Champaign), 10/12 Bloomington, 10/19 at Normal
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Normal (19.8), Normal West (Normal) (6.8), Richwoods (Peoria) (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-51.7), Central (Champaign) (-29.3), Centennial (Champaign) (-21.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (11.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5184
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%