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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Maroon/Old Gold
Coach: Randy Hudgins
League: Northeast Hoosier
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Murphy 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB [Miami (Oh)]
Adam Neely 6'0" 190 Senior RB/P
Braden Myer 5'11" 220 Sophomore FB/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Seniors

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2011 National Rank: #5029
2011 State Rank: #112
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.1
2012 National Rank: #5386
2012 State Rank: #116
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6786
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 38-61 (23-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 26.2
2011 Points Against Average: 24.2
2011 Differential: +2
2011 Wins: #3460 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (31-7), #5343 Bellmont (Decatur) (28-21), #6665 Warsaw (34-14), #8486 DeKalb (Waterloo) (28-14), #8691 Whitko (South Whitley) (34-21), #10254 Norwell (Ossian) (37-7)
2011 Losses: #1545 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (52-13), #2458 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (27-10), #3901 New Haven (62-33), #5141 East Noble (Kendallville) (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-54
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Warsaw, 8/24 at Whitko (South Whitley), 8/31 Bellmont (Decatur), 9/7 Homestead (Fort Wayne), 9/14 at DeKalb (Waterloo), 9/21 New Haven, 9/28 at East Noble (Kendallville), 10/5 Carroll (Fort Wayne), 10/12 at Norwell (Ossian)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Homestead (Fort Wayne) (32.4), Carroll (Fort Wayne) (18.7), Bellmont (Decatur) (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Whitko (South Whitley) (-5.2), Norwell (Ossian) (-3), DeKalb (Waterloo) (-2.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 (12 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4082
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%