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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Midnight Blue/Burnt Orange/White
Coach: Jeffrey Vlk
League: Mid-Suburban - East
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2020 JV Record: 0-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Murray Scott 5'10" 175 Senior DB/QB 4.6
Anderson Trystan 6'4" 205 Senior DL/OL 4.9
Shereshovech Eli 6'4" 240 Senior DL/OL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Key Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2020 National Rank: #2085
2020 State Rank: #62
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2021 National Rank: #1913
2021 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 17.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3632
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 68-94 (37-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 38.2
2020 Points Against Average: 27.2
2020 Differential: +11
2020 Wins: #1659 Palatine (39-29), #3438 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (22-10), #8547 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (48-19), #9399 Wheeling (49-22)
2020 Losses: #1306 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (56-33)
2020 Opponents W-L: 8-12
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1
Streak List: 4/23/21 Palatine (39-29)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox), 9/3 Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates), 9/10 at Maine West (Des Plaines), 9/17 Niles North (Skokie), 9/24 at Prospect (Mt. Prospect), 10/1 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), 10/8 at Rolling Meadows, 10/15 Wheeling, 10/22 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (27.2), Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (11), Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Wheeling (-33.3), Maine West (Des Plaines) (-32.8), Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (-17.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3738
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%