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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: John Johnson
League: Central State Eight
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -6.5
2020 National Rank: #7282
2020 State Rank: #259
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -27.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: -23.3
2021 National Rank: #8055
2021 State Rank: #286
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6226
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32
Dynasty Record: 90-82 (69-68 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 2-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 8th)
2020 Points For Average: 25.5
2020 Points Against Average: 31.2
2020 Differential: -5.7
2020 Wins: #11183 Southeast (Springfield) (49-6), #11771 Central (Champaign) (63-12)
2020 Losses: #623 Rochester (49-7), #1950 Glenwood (Chatham) (45-14), #3248 Jacksonville (42-0), #7156 Lanphier (Springfield) (33-20)
2020 Opponents W-L: 16-16
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Corn Belt), 2013 (Corn Belt), 2012 (Corn Belt), 2011 (tied for 1st; Corn Belt)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 9/3 Jacksonville, 9/10 at Lanphier (Springfield), 9/17 at Southeast (Springfield), 9/24 Glenwood (Chatham), 10/1 at Springfield, 10/8 Eisenhower (Decatur), 10/15 at Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 10/22 Rochester
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (40.2), Rochester (38.5), Springfield (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Decatur) (-45.1), Southeast (Springfield) (-40.9), Lanphier (Springfield) (-14.8)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1989
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2021 Projected League Finish: 10th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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