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GENERAL
Nickname: Olympians
Colors: Orange/Brown
Coach: Bob Gaddis
League: Hoosier Hills
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gunner Kiel 6'5" 220 Senior QB [Indiana]
Andrew Wilson 5'10" 205 Senior RB
Luke Hampton 6'0" 175 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Rayburn 6'4" 270 Senior OL [Ball State]
Shane Henderson 6'1" 195 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent/Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Linemen

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2010 National Rank: #1572
2010 State Rank: #32
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.4
2011 National Rank: #792
2011 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 35.7
Dynasty National Rank: #487
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 55-8 (34-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 39.6
2010 Points Against Average: 18.9
2010 Differential: +20.7
2010 Wins: #792 Center Grove (Greenwood) (27-13), #3498 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (42-25), #4496 North Lawrence (Bedford) (35-13), #4978 Greenwood (48-13), #6613 New Albany (42-7), #6783 Seymour (54-15), #9252 Jennings County (North Vernon) (34-7), #11114 Jeffersonville (48-14), #12654 Madison (63-0)
2010 Losses: #905 Columbus North (Columbus) (42-21), #1086 Whiteland (59-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 55-62
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Seymour (54-14), 9/9/11 Jennings County (North Vernon) (42-7), 9/16/11 New Albany (60-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Greenwood, 8/26 Columbus North (Columbus), 9/2 at Seymour, 9/9 at Jennings County (North Vernon), 9/16 New Albany, 9/23 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs), 9/30 at Madison, 10/7 at Jeffersonville, 10/14 North Lawrence (Bedford)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus North (Columbus) (27.4), Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (24.3), Greenwood (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (-22), Jeffersonville (-10.7), Seymour (0.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (15.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6081
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 74%
Opener: 8/19 at Greenwood [projection: 41-19 win]