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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jake Rubley
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 12
2023 National Rank: #3402
2023 State Rank: #99
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2024 Starting Power Rating: -10.4
2024 National Rank: #4365
2024 State Rank: #136
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 14.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2866
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 33-14 (28-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2432
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.7
Dynasty Record: 140-71 [139-72 on the field] (121-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 37.3
2023 Points Against Average: 22.3
2023 Differential: +15
2023 Wins: #6204 Simeon (Chicago) (37-6), #6268 Bloomington (35-14), #7210 Centennial (Champaign) (40-24), #7772 Springfield (35-7), #9436 Richwoods (Peoria) (49-14), #10737 Central (Champaign) (47-7), #11016 Manual (Peoria) (54-0), #12785 Urbana (65-14)
2023 Losses: #405 East St. Louis (54-7), #1342 Normal (43-0), #2750 Peoria (62-41)
2023 Opponents W-L: 55-58
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2019 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria), 9/6 at Normal, 9/13 at Danville, 9/20 Bloomington, 9/27 Peoria, 10/4 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora), 10/11 at Manual (Peoria), 10/18 Central (Champaign), 10/25 at Urbana
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Normal (11.3), Peoria (-2.5), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (-7.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Urbana (-62.1), Manual (Peoria) (-49.7), Central (Champaign) (-44.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (-0.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7377
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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