Flaming Hearts mascot photo.

Effingham 2015 Football Team Preview

Mascot
Flaming Hearts
Team
Varsity 2015
Colors
Red, White, Hunter Green
Coach
Brett Hefner
Address
1301 W Grove Ave, Effingham, IL 62401
Overall
4-5
Conference
2-3
National Rank
8879
State (IL) Rank
328

Season Opener

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Aug 28 Mater Dei (Breese, IL)

General Information

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Nickname Flaming Hearts
Colors Red/White/Forest Green
Coach Mike McDonald
League Apollo
Playoff Division none
Playoff Division Rank --

Ratings

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2014 Final Power Rating 9.3
2014 National Rank #5722
2014 State Rank #212
Off-Season Rating Adjustment -7.3
2015 Starting Power Rating 2
2015 National Rank #7352
2015 State Rank #281
Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-14) 6.4
Dynasty National Rank #6091
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record 72-49 (61-17 in league)

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

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2015 Rating 4
2014 Rating 3.9 (6.5 overall)
Rating Difference +0.1

Flaming Hearts Returning Players

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Offensive Starters --
Defensive Starters --
2014 JV Record --
Starting Quarterback Returning --
Top Running Back Returning --
Top Receiver Returning --
Top OL Returning --
Top Defender Returning --

Previous Season

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2014 Overall Record 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average 35.6
2014 Points Against Average 24.9
2014 Differential +10.7

Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season

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1 Game Winning Streak

2014 Wins

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Rank Opponent Record
#2515 Taylorville (IL) 28-7
#4677 Mt. Zion (IL) 44-41
#7228 Mascoutah (IL) 35-13
#7694 Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL) 41-22
#11297 Salem (IL) 54-21
#11680 Charleston (IL) 41-7

Toughest 2015 Regular Season Opponents

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Opponent Rating
Taylorville (IL) 21.3
Mt. Zion (IL) 18.2
Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL) 11.8

Recent League Championships

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  1. 2014 (tied for 1st)
  2. 2011 (tied for 1st)
  3. 2007