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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Jared McNutt
League: Northwest Upstate Illini - South (moving from Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2018 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Dertz 6'0" 210 Senior OL/DL
Braeden Heeren 6'1" 200 Senior FB/LB
Wyatt Hammer 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 2 All-Conference OL Return, Line Experience, Running Game/Stopping Run
Team Weaknesses: Lost 15 Seniors To Graduation, Skill Position Inexperience, New QB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2018 National Rank: #922
2018 State Rank: #36
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 9.7
2019 National Rank: #1863
2019 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3646
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 114-46 (78-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 12-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 32.6
2018 Points Against Average: 10.6
2018 Differential: +22
2018 Wins: #910 Forreston (34-8), #1114 Lena-Winslow (Lena) (20-14), #2322 Orion (30-3), #2447 Dakota (21-10), #5386 Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio (Amboy) (26-16), #6090 West Carroll (Savanna) (40-12), #6481 East Dubuque (28-0), #6433 Durand/Pecatonica (Durand) (36-0), #7292 Chicago Christian (Palos Heights) (48-14), #7764 Galena (34-7), #9748 Polo (42-14), #10222 Harlan [John M.] (Chicago) (58-26)
2018 Losses: #474 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (14-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 87-54
Recent State Championships: 2014 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2014 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2013 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2012 (Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northwest Upstate Illini - Northwest), 2003 (Northwest Upstate Illini South)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Lena-Winslow (Lena), 9/6 Durand/Pecatonica (Durand), 9/13 at West Carroll (Savanna), 9/20 Milledgeville, 9/27 at Dakota, 10/4 Aquin Catholic (Freeport), 10/11 at Amboy/LaMoille/Ohio (Amboy), 10/18 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton), 10/25 at Forreston
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lena-Winslow (Lena) (26.6), Forreston (23.2), Dakota (5.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (-56.9), Durand/Pecatonica (Durand) (-19.8), Aquin Catholic (Freeport) (-17.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 (9.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3754
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%