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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: John Hendryx
League: Mid-Indiana
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Martin 5'10" 185 Senior QB/DB
Kylan Dubbels 5'11" 160 Senior RB/DB
Marcus Salazar 5'9" 170 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Team Speed, Experience In Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Experience On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 3.4
2010 National Rank: #7078
2010 State Rank: #149
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 4.5
2011 National Rank: #6429
2011 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7006
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 37-22 (20-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 31.4
2010 Points Against Average: 18.1
2010 Differential: +13.3
2010 Wins: #6738 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (23-22), #7614 Eastern (Greentown) (35-27), #9236 North Miami (Denver) (28-14), #12256 Monroe (Alexandria) (41-14), #12574 Peru (40-14), #13263 Frankton (35-7), #13469 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (70-14), #14337 Taylor (Kokomo) (50-0)
2010 Losses: #2914 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (42-28), #6463 Tipton (20-7), #6516 Western (Russiaville) (28-7), #6738 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (15-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-68
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Taylor (Kokomo) (42-3), 9/23/11 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (49-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Frankton, 8/26 at North Miami (Denver), 9/2 at Cass [Lewis] (Walton), 9/9 Western (Russiaville), 9/16 at Taylor (Kokomo), 9/23 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 9/30 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 10/7 at Peru, 10/14 Eastern (Greentown)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (18.2), Western (Russiaville) (11.1), Eastern (Greentown) (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Taylor (Kokomo) (-41.2), Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (-31.3), Frankton (-22.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (-7.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #225
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11097
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Frankton [projection: 41-14 win]