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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Doug Dinan
League: Northeast Hoosier
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Wagner 6'5" 250 Senior OL
Ryan Cavender 6'1" 180 Senior DL
John Hester 6'2" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience In Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 9.4
2010 National Rank: #5604
2010 State Rank: #119
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2011 National Rank: #5849
2011 State Rank: #120
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7698
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 16-35 (11-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 21.3
2010 Points Against Average: 28
2010 Differential: -6.7
2010 Wins: #6195 Bellmont (Decatur) (25-14), #6903 Norwell (Ossian) (14-6), #7498 Marion (43-14), #8705 Northrop (Fort Wayne) (35-34), #10241 DeKalb (Waterloo) (41-18)
2010 Losses: #1458 East Noble (Kendallville) (47-7), #1478 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (51-21), #1478 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (38-10), #2228 Columbia City (31-24), #2365 New Haven (35-7), #5443 Goshen (20-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-56
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Norwell (Ossian) (21-6), 9/9/11 New Haven (17-14), 9/16/11 East Noble (Kendallville) (21-16)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Goshen, 8/26 at Delta (Muncie), 9/2 Norwell (Ossian), 9/9 New Haven, 9/16 at East Noble (Kendallville), 9/23 Bellmont (Decatur), 9/30 at Homestead (Fort Wayne), 10/7 Columbia City, 10/14 at DeKalb (Waterloo)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Homestead (Fort Wayne) (34.1), Delta (Muncie) (28.1), East Noble (Kendallville) (25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: DeKalb (Waterloo) (-3.8), Goshen (6.5), Norwell (Ossian) (6.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (14.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2563
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Goshen [projection: 21-19 win]