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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: John Johnson
League: Central State Eight
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2017 National Rank: #5639
2017 State Rank: #214
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.5
2018 National Rank: #7048
2018 State Rank: #265
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5839
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28
Dynasty Record: 83-65 (63-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 22.7
2017 Points Against Average: 28.1
2017 Differential: -5.4
2017 Wins: #6780 Lanphier (Springfield) (34-20), #8855 Southeast (Springfield) (26-8), #9291 Eisenhower (Decatur) (28-20), #10155 Jacksonville (38-20)
2017 Losses: #321 Rochester (44-7), #1102 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (41-7), #2870 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (21-7), #3431 Springfield (42-21), #3432 Glenwood (Chatham) (37-36)
2017 Opponents W-L: 50-44
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Corn Belt), 2013 (Corn Belt), 2012 (Corn Belt), 2011 (tied for 1st; Corn Belt)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 8/31 at Rochester, 9/7 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 9/14 at Jacksonville, 9/21 Lanphier (Springfield), 9/28 Southeast (Springfield), 10/5 at Glenwood (Chatham), 10/12 Springfield, 10/20 at Eisenhower (Decatur)
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: 15.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3952
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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