GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Black
Coach: Tim Thornton
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Kaevion Mack 6'2" 200 Senior WR/CB
Dionysius Hogan 6'3" 195 Junior WR/OLB
Darius Thomas 6'4" 295 Junior DT/OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line/Edge Depth
Team Weaknesses: RB Depth
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 3.2
2018 National Rank: #5686
2018 State Rank: #214
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2019 Starting Power Rating: -3.3
2019 National Rank: #3813
2019 State Rank: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6592
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 75-82 (45-45 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 42.2
2018 Points Against Average: 28.2
2018 Differential: +14
2018 Wins: #5603 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) (70-33), #9514 Centennial (Champaign) (48-14), #10868 Richwoods (Peoria) (58-14), #11179 Manual (Peoria) (76-0)
2018 Losses: #1676 Normal (61-14), #2438 Normal West (Normal) (33-32), #3474 Bloomington (51-40), #5145 Rock Island (27-22), #6296 Central (Champaign) (21-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 47-42
Recent State Championships: 2016 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Centennial (Champaign), 9/6 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria), 9/13 at Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy), 9/20 at Manual (Peoria), 9/27 Normal West (Normal), 10/4 at Richwoods (Peoria), 10/11 Central (Champaign), 10/18 at Bloomington, 10/25 Normal
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Normal (10.8), Normal West (Normal) (4.9), Bloomington (1.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Champaign) (-42.9), Richwoods (Peoria) (-40.2), Manual (Peoria) (-35)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #254
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6520
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%