GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Darrell Crouch
League: Mid-Illini
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Sam Walter 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Caleb Fisher 6'1" 195 Senior QB/FS 4.8
Cole Ludolph 6'2" 190 Senior WR/SS 5.0
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
JJ Guedet 6'7" 280 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returners, Return 3-Year Starter At QB, 3 Of 4 DBs Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Have Too Many 2-Way Players, Must Develop Depth, Must Replace 2 Graduated LBs
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 30
2017 National Rank: #1532
2017 State Rank: #66
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 22
2018 National Rank: #896
2018 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2151
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 116-50-1 (74-30-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 32.4
2017 Points Against Average: 16.8
2017 Differential: +15.6
2017 Wins: #2870 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (59-28), #3217 Richwoods (Peoria) (35-21), #3775 Morton (40-20), #4288 Pekin (26-21), #4780 Tinley Park (42-18), #5530 Metamora (26-7), #5970 Canton (24-13), #6560 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (41-0), #10357 East Peoria (49-0), #11590 Limestone (Bartonville) (55-20)
2017 Losses: #755 Dunlap (28-14), #755 Dunlap (21-0), #968 Morris (21-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 85-56
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 8/31 at Morris, 9/7 at Limestone (Bartonville), 9/14 Dunlap, 9/21 at Morton, 9/28 Pekin, 10/5 Canton, 10/12 at Metamora, 10/19 East Peoria
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dunlap (20.9), Morris (15.9), Morton (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Limestone (Bartonville) (-38.4), East Peoria (-35.9), Canton (-18)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (18.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3925
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%