GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bart Curtis
League: Northern Indiana
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Garrett LaCluyse 6'4" 305 G
Sam Schrader 5'9" 175 QB
Braxton Eby 6'1" 210 DL
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Curtis 6'5" 290 Senior OL [Ohio]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coachable
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 37.8
2010 National Rank: #823
2010 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 27.9
2011 National Rank: #1564
2011 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1781
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 42-16 (22-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 30.5
2010 Points Against Average: 11.8
2010 Differential: +18.7
2010 Wins: #1544 Marist (Chicago, IL) (21-7), #1608 Penn (Mishawaka) (21-14), #1608 Penn (Mishawaka) (14-7), #2219 St. Joseph's (South Bend) (25-0), #2742 Clay (South Bend) (28-21), #3028 Washington (South Bend) (29-28), #5443 Goshen (35-7), #5443 Goshen (21-0), #9162 Riley (South Bend) (35-7), #9566 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (55-14), #9566 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (51-21), #10241 DeKalb (Waterloo) (47-7)
2010 Losses: #414 Valparaiso (21-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 67-81
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Portage, 8/26 at Penn (Mishawaka), 9/2 at St. Joseph's (South Bend), 9/9 Riley (South Bend), 9/16 North Side (Fort Wayne), 9/23 at Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 9/30 Adams [John] (South Bend), 10/7 at Marian (Mishawaka), 10/14 Washington (South Bend)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (South Bend) (30.6), St. Joseph's (South Bend) (26.2), Penn (Mishawaka) (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Riley (South Bend) (-7.7), Adams [John] (South Bend) (-7.5), Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (0.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 (16.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3256
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%
Opener: 8/19 Portage [projection: 28-17 win]