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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Doug Hurt
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Running Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 19.3
2010 National Rank: #3379
2010 State Rank: #68
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2011 National Rank: #2583
2011 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3082
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 35-24 (19-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 29.7
2010 Points Against Average: 30.4
2010 Differential: -0.7
2010 Wins: #3498 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (45-44), #4496 North Lawrence (Bedford) (42-35), #5342 Bosse (Evansville) (35-21), #6812 Evansville North (Evansville) (24-21), #9252 Jennings County (North Vernon) (69-27), #9797 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (42-21)
2010 Losses: #527 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (41-21), #1265 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (21-17), #1494 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (35-31), #1623 Mater Dei (Evansville) (28-14), #1901 Evansville Central (Evansville) (35-3), #4573 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (35-21), #6613 New Albany (31-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 85-68
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/19/11 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (44-0), 8/27/11 New Albany (45-0), 9/2/11 Bosse (Evansville) (59-20), 9/9/11 Evansville Central (Evansville) (41-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at North Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/27 New Albany, 9/2 at Bosse (Evansville), 9/9 Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/16 Evansville North (Evansville), 9/23 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 10/1 at Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/8 at Mater Dei (Evansville), 10/14 Reitz Memorial (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (37.4), Mater Dei (Evansville) (33.3), North Vigo (Terre Haute) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville North (Evansville) (-6), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-1.6), New Albany (1.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (16.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3035
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at North Vigo (Terre Haute) [projection: 31-24 loss]