Munster (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Scarlet/White Coach: Leroy Marsh League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 4-4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mark Strbjak 6'3" 200 Senior QB/P Lukas Nossem 6'3" 225 Senior LB/FB Christian Leonakis 5'10" 200 Senior LB/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Starters On Defense, Large Senior Class, Strength/Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Secondary, WRs, K RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 16.5 2010 National Rank: #3953 2010 State Rank: #84 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.6 2011 National Rank: #2764 2011 State Rank: #54 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3771 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2 Dynasty Record: 29-23 (18-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 29.5 2010 Points Against Average: 16.5 2010 Differential: +13 2010 Wins: #4426 Griffith (19-14), #5322 Hobart (24-7), #6345 Lake Central (St. John) (21-14), #6345 Lake Central (St. John) (17-7), #10383 Highland (49-6), #11657 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (62-21), #11946 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (57-7) 2010 Losses: #1351 Crown Point (28-10), #1759 Morton (Hammond) (25-21), #3279 Andrean (Merrillville) (29-28), #4493 Lowell (24-17) 2010 Opponents W-L: 55-65 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/30/11 Hobart (41-6), 10/7/11 Lowell (27-8), 10/14/11 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (21-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Lake Central (St. John), 8/26 at Chesterton, 9/2 Highland, 9/9 Andrean (Merrillville), 9/16 at Morton (Hammond), 9/23 at Griffith, 9/30 at Hobart, 10/7 Lowell, 10/14 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 10/21 Crown Point Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Crown Point (29.7), Morton (Hammond) (29.2), Andrean (Merrillville) (19.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-21.1), Highland (-8.4), Lake Central (St. John) (9.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (10.1 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4734 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/19 Lake Central (St. John) [projection: 28-14 win]