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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Trent Fine
League: North Central
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Richison 6'0" 160 Senior WR/KR
Paul Ehler 6'1" 160 Senior WR/KR
Austin Garde 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.5
2011 National Rank: #6070
2011 State Rank: #135
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.8
2012 National Rank: #6221
2012 State Rank: #142
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4373
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 58-36 (44-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.9
2011 Points Against Average: 33.4
2011 Differential: -1.5
2011 Wins: #5503 Anderson (42-28), #8717 Richmond (56-28), #9567 Logansport (35-14), #10703 Muncie Central (Muncie) (28-18), #13295 New Castle (49-21)
2011 Losses: #1545 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (57-43), #1545 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (68-17), #2704 North Side (Fort Wayne) (28-21), #3014 Kokomo (40-14), #6929 Marion (32-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-48
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2003 (Olympic)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Homestead (Fort Wayne), 8/24 at North Side (Fort Wayne), 8/31 at Logansport, 9/7 Kokomo, 9/14 Anderson, 9/21 at Marion, 9/28 Muncie Central (Muncie), 10/5 at Richmond, 10/12 New Castle
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Homestead (Fort Wayne) (32.4), North Side (Fort Wayne) (24.6), Kokomo (24)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (-27.6), Muncie Central (Muncie) (-15.1), Logansport (-13.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (9.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6493
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%