Western (Russiaville, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/White/Red Coach: Alix Engle League: Mid-Indiana Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Quin Fields 6'2" 185 Senior QB Jake Boswell 6'0" 255 Senior OL/DL Hudson Featherstone 6'0" 225 Junior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 5.6 2010 National Rank: #6516 2010 State Rank: #133 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.5 2011 National Rank: #5376 2011 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4635 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 41-17 (28-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 32.8 2010 Points Against Average: 20.2 2010 Differential: +12.6 2010 Wins: #6738 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (13-7), #7078 Northwestern (Kokomo) (28-7), #7614 Eastern (Greentown) (31-28), #7682 Frankfort (27-20), #12369 Benton Central (Oxford) (49-26), #12574 Peru (67-6), #13264 Mississinewa (Gas City) (35-14), #13469 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (56-7), #14337 Taylor (Kokomo) (58-0) 2010 Losses: #2352 Eastbrook (Marion) (49-13), #2914 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (49-7), #3557 West Lafayette (29-9) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-69 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/2/11 Taylor (Kokomo) (64-0), 9/9/11 Northwestern (Kokomo) (31-20) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Frankfort, 8/26 at Eastbrook (Marion), 9/2 Taylor (Kokomo), 9/9 at Northwestern (Kokomo), 9/16 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 9/23 at Peru, 9/30 at Eastern (Greentown), 10/7 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 10/14 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Eastbrook (Marion) (20.4), Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (18.2), Eastern (Greentown) (11.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Taylor (Kokomo) (-41.2), Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (-31.3), Peru (-21.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (-6.4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #194 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9865 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 Frankfort [projection: 38-21 win]