Mishawaka (IN) GENERAL Nickname: Cavemen Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Bart Curtis League: Northern Indiana Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2008 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Francis 6'0" 180 Senior LB Christian Lentz 6'0" 225 Senior DL Travis Thomas 6'4" 285 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coachability Team Weaknesses: Speed RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 18 2008 National Rank: #3384 2008 State Rank: #69 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 16.5 2009 National Rank: #3661 2009 State Rank: #68 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 11.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3965 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9 Dynasty Record: 40-23 (25-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 7-4 2008 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2008 Points For Average: 18.6 2008 Points Against Average: 13.1 2008 Differential: +5.5 2008 Wins: #4038 LaPorte (23-20), #4883 Clay (South Bend) (9-6), #6382 Adams (South Bend) (33-15), #6598 DeKalb (Waterloo) (29-15), #7831 Marian (Mishawaka) (24-0), #9421 Riley (South Bend) (35-14), #9421 Riley (South Bend) (28-6) 2008 Losses: #1124 Penn (Mishawaka) (17-7), #1124 Penn (Mishawaka) (17-0), #2747 Washington (South Bend) (13-7), #2777 St. Joseph's (South Bend) (21-10) 2008 Opponents W-L: 62-64 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/21/09 DeKalb (Waterloo) (38-7), 8/28/09 Goshen (43-0) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/21 at DeKalb (Waterloo), 8/28 Goshen, 9/4 at St. Joseph's (South Bend), 9/11 Riley (South Bend), 9/11 at Central Catholic (Toledo, OH), 9/19 at Davison (MI), 9/25 at Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 10/2 Penn (Mishawaka), 10/9 at Clay (South Bend), 10/16 Washington (South Bend) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Davison (MI) (37.1), Washington (South Bend) (31.9), Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) (28.8) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Riley (South Bend) (-5.1), Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (-0.7), Goshen (2.6) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (12.4 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2510 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2009 Projected League Finish: 4th 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/21 at DeKalb (Waterloo) [projection: 21-13 win]