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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Joe Ryan
League: Kishwaukee River/Interstate 8 - White (moving from Interstate Eight)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2020 JV Record: 1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2020 National Rank: #2526
2020 State Rank: #74
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -42.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: 15.8
2021 National Rank: #1408
2021 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 26
Dynasty National Rank: #1928
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 114-72 (51-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 6-0
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 31.8
2020 Points Against Average: 6.8
2020 Differential: +25
2020 Wins: #4097 Kaneland (Maple Park) (12-6), #4631 Morris (21-14), #8102 Plano (43-7), #8322 Rochelle (33-7), #10113 Ottawa (27-7), #10738 Sandwich (55-0)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 10-22
Recent League Championships: 2020 (Interstate Eight), 2019 (Interstate Eight), 2013 (Northern Illinois Big 12 - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 6
Streak List: 3/20/21 Kaneland (Maple Park) (12-6), 3/27/21 Ottawa (27-7), 4/3/21 Sandwich (55-0), 4/9/21 Morris (21-14), 4/16/21 Rochelle (33-7), 4/24/21 Plano (43-7)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 vs DeKalb, 9/3 at Oak Forest, 9/10 Kaneland (Maple Park), 9/17 at Ottawa, 9/24 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle), 10/1 Richmond-Burton (Richmond), 10/8 at Woodstock North (Woodstock), 10/15 Woodstock, 10/22 at Morris
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (16.2), LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (1), Morris (-0.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa (-31.1), Woodstock North (Woodstock) (-22.4), Oak Forest (-13.4)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3673
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41%