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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Marty Wells
League: Central Indiana
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Dauenhauer 6'1" 170 Senior QB
Sammy Mireles 5'9" 175 Junior RB
Bryce Graves 5'10" 160 Junior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -10.7
2011 National Rank: #10506
2011 State Rank: #224
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: -5.2
2012 National Rank: #9240
2012 State Rank: #210
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -15
Dynasty National Rank: #12393
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 30-63 (24-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 25.5
2011 Points Against Average: 34.8
2011 Differential: -9.3
2011 Wins: #10707 River Forest (Hobart) (38-24), #11351 Oak Hill (Converse) (27-21), #12276 Frankton (42-27), #12934 Blackford (Hartford City) (21-18)
2011 Losses: #429 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (49-19), #2842 Tipton (48-21), #4815 Eastbrook (Marion) (49-27), #7619 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (57-27), #9497 Mississinewa (Gas City) (13-9), #11691 Monroe (Alexandria) (42-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis), 8/24 at Tipton, 8/31 at Blackford (Hartford City), 9/8 vs Madison-Grant (Fairmount), 9/14 at Eastbrook (Marion), 9/21 Mississinewa (Gas City), 9/28 Oak Hill (Converse), 10/5 at Frankton, 10/12 Monroe (Alexandria)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tipton (31.8), Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis) (20.6), Eastbrook (Marion) (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blackford (Hartford City) (-32), Frankton (-25.2), Monroe (Alexandria) (-20.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (3.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8322
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%