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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jerod Kessler
League: South Seven
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Simmons 6'2" 200 Junior QB/DE
Evan Leake 5'9" 170 Junior RB/FS 4.4
Luke Willis 5'11" 190 Junior ILB/TE

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -10.6
2018 National Rank: #8797
2018 State Rank: #333
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -20.4
2019 National Rank: #7484
2019 State Rank: #282
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7111
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 58-96 (33-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 11.2
2018 Points Against Average: 30.1
2018 Differential: -18.9
2018 Wins: #8019 Triad (Troy) (25-17), #9995 Mt. Carmel (18-8), #10018 Centralia (30-14)
2018 Losses: #2128 Cahokia (43-6), #2939 Taylorville (20-8), #3149 Marion (56-14), #4368 Dunlap (34-0), #4561 Carbondale (38-0), #8203 Althoff Catholic (Belleville) (41-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 51-41
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/12/18 Centralia (30-14), 10/19/18 Mt. Carmel (18-8)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Taylorville, 9/6 at Mascoutah, 9/13 Triad (Troy), 9/20 at Althoff Catholic (Belleville), 9/27 Marion, 10/4 Carbondale, 10/11 at Cahokia, 10/18 at Centralia, 10/25 Mt. Carmel
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cahokia (-4), Marion (-5.4), Taylorville (-8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Carmel (-32.5), Centralia (-30.4), Triad (Troy) (-21.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #267
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6631
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%