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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Kevin Braucht
League: Illini Prairie
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 12.6
2023 National Rank: #3303
2023 State Rank: #92
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2024 Starting Power Rating: -1.9
2024 National Rank: #3045
2024 State Rank: #88
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -5.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6918
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 26-21 (21-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 13
Dynasty National Rank: #4473
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 143-78 (109-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 38.3
2023 Points Against Average: 10.5
2023 Differential: +27.8
2023 Wins: #3856 Unity (Tolono) (42-14), #4219 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (35-21), #5296 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (22-15), #5687 Farmington (27-12), #7114 Monticello (24-16), #7754 Unity/Seymour (Mendon) (47-0), #8234 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (44-7), #11167 Pontiac (63-6), #11552 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (33-0), #12985 Rantoul (56-0), #13355 Madison (55-0)
2023 Losses: #2297 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (35-11)
2023 Opponents W-L: 64-60
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (Corn Belt), 2015 (Corn Belt), 2011 (tied for 1st; Corn Belt), 2008 (Corn Belt), 2007 (Corn Belt)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Pontiac, 9/6 Rantoul, 9/13 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 9/20 Monticello, 9/27 at Unity (Tolono), 10/4 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 10/11 at Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 10/18 St. Bede (Peru), 10/25 at Prairie Central (Fairbury)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Unity (Tolono) (0.6), St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (-7), Prairie Central (Fairbury) (-9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Rantoul (-55.1), Pontiac (-45.7), Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (-40)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9 (-9.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #255
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7655
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%



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