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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Joe Free
League: Northwest Upstate Illini - North (moving from Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Clark 6'2" 190 Senior QB/ILB
Luke Schwarze 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL
Evan Riggle 5'9" 170 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Increased Skill Position Depth, Have 4 OL Lettermen Returning, LB/DB Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top 2 RBs/Top WR To Graduation, DL Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2018 National Rank: #2447
2018 State Rank: #94
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2019 National Rank: #2388
2019 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3472
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 131-47 (87-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 28
2018 Points Against Average: 17.3
2018 Differential: +10.7
2018 Wins: #4016 Marquette (Ottawa) (14-12), #5386 Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio (Amboy) (22-14), #6090 West Carroll (Savanna) (34-12), #6481 East Dubuque (35-29), #6433 Durand/Pecatonica (Durand) (36-0), #7420 Stockton (48-8), #7764 Galena (35-0), #13774 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (49-6)
2018 Losses: #910 Forreston (22-20), #910 Forreston (40-20), #922 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (21-10), #1114 Lena-Winslow (Lena) (44-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 78-51
Recent State Championships: 2011 (1A), 2007 (2A), 2005 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2009 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2008 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2007 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2005 (Northwest Upstate Illini North), 2004 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini North), 2003 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini North)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Forreston, 9/6 at West Carroll (Savanna), 9/13 Durand/Pecatonica (Durand), 9/20 at Lena-Winslow (Lena), 9/27 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City), 10/4 at East Dubuque, 10/11 at Galena, 10/18 Orangeville, 10/25 Stockton
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lena-Winslow (Lena) (26.6), Forreston (23.2), Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Durand/Pecatonica (Durand) (-19.8), Orangeville (-17.9), Galena (-17.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (9.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2832
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%