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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Tom Hess
League: Illini Prairie
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Angelo Brown 6'1" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.5
Donnell Robertson 6'0" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.5
Noah Sellers 6'4" 295 Junior C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -20
2017 National Rank: #11077
2017 State Rank: #416
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -31
2018 National Rank: #10165
2018 State Rank: #377
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12068
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 23-113 (21-88 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (8th)
2017 Points For Average: 24
2017 Points Against Average: 39.2
2017 Differential: -15.2
2017 Wins: #12920 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (54-7), #13124 Olympia/Delavan (Stanford) (40-20)
2017 Losses: #3326 Monticello (50-12), #3843 Unity (Tolono) (56-28), #4142 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (69-20), #6456 Pontiac (35-6), #6776 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (48-8), #8608 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (35-20), #10161 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (33-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 46-43
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Prairie Central (Fairbury), 8/31 at St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 9/7 Olympia/Delavan (Stanford), 9/14 at Monticello, 9/22 vs More [St. Thomas] (Champaign), 9/28 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 10/5 at Central Catholic (Bloomington), 10/12 Unity (Tolono), 10/19 at Pontiac
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), More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (-31.4), Prairie Central (Fairbury) (-22.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7
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: 8th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%