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GENERAL
Nickname: Senators
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Roy Gully III
League: Central State Eight
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cam Jones 5'11" 195 Senior WR 4.4
Caleb Small 5'9" 205 Senior LB 4.6
Roy Gully IV 6'1" 195 Senior LB 4.7

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2017 National Rank: #3431
2017 State Rank: #135
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2018 National Rank: #3828
2018 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4931
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 60-83 (50-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 32.2
2017 Points Against Average: 20.9
2017 Differential: +11.3
2017 Wins: #5639 University (Normal) (42-21), #6780 Lanphier (Springfield) (52-0), #8855 Southeast (Springfield) (42-0), #9291 Eisenhower (Decatur) (47-0), #10155 Jacksonville (48-0)
2017 Losses: #321 Rochester (49-16), #418 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (55-37), #1102 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (49-7), #2870 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (14-13), #3432 Glenwood (Chatham) (21-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-46
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 8/31 at Southeast (Springfield), 9/7 Glenwood (Chatham), 9/14 at Lanphier (Springfield), 9/21 at Eisenhower (Decatur), 9/28 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 10/6 Rochester, 10/12 at University (Normal), 10/19 Jacksonville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rochester (22.6), Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (21.7), Glenwood (Chatham) (9.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Decatur) (-38.2), Jacksonville (-35.3), Lanphier (Springfield) (-18.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (21.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #157
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4382
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%