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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Ryan Cornelson
League: Western Athletic
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Gauhan 6'5" 250 Senior T/DE
Casey Sedbrook 5'11" 185 Senior RB/OLB
Josh Balman 5'10" 190 Senior RB/SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 27
2009 National Rank: #1900
2009 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 24.1
2010 National Rank: #2133
2010 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 15.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2963
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 29-34 (11-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 7-2
2009 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 23.4
2009 Points Against Average: 22.9
2009 Differential: +0.5
2009 Wins: #2166 Dodge City (28-17), #3388 Great Bend (20-14), #4802 South (Wichita) (40-14), #5785 Garden City (17-16), #6368 Liberal (21-17), #7124 Ulysses (13-9), #10334 Concordia (53-14)
2009 Losses: #11 Hutchinson (56-0), #1192 McPherson (49-19)
2009 Opponents W-L: 52-40
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/22/10 South (Salina) (23-20), 10/29/10 Central (Salina) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 vs Chapman, 9/10 at Goddard, 9/17 Liberal, 9/24 at Garden City, 10/1 South (Wichita), 10/8 Dodge City, 10/15 at Great Bend, 10/22 South (Salina), 10/29 at Central (Salina)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Salina) (33.3), Great Bend (22.2), South (Salina) (20.5)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Chapman (-11.2), Goddard (-3.6), Liberal (4.8)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3898
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%
Opener: 9/3 vs Chapman [projection: 42-6 win]







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