Mississinewa (Gas City, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Curt Funk
League: Central Indiana
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hontz McCarty 5'8" 165 Junior QB
Trey Alston 5'11" 250 Senior OL
Nick Eck 5'10" 180 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Small Junior Class

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -6
2011 National Rank: #9496
2011 State Rank: #200
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2012 Starting Power Rating: -0.5
2012 National Rank: #8103
2012 State Rank: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -9
Dynasty National Rank: #11036
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 47-49 (29-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 25.5
2011 Points Against Average: 26.4
2011 Differential: -0.9
2011 Wins: #10507 Elwood (13-9), #11351 Oak Hill (Converse) (28-14), #11691 Monroe (Alexandria) (30-22), #11855 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (28-24), #11855 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (28-13), #12154 Manchester (North Manchester) (28-18), #12276 Frankton (35-0), #12934 Blackford (Hartford City) (36-35)
2011 Losses: #4815 Eastbrook (Marion) (63-13), #5583 Western (Russiaville) (58-21), #7619 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (34-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 46-68
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Manchester (North Manchester) (20-8)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Manchester (North Manchester), 8/24 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 8/31 at Frankton, 9/8 vs Monroe (Alexandria), 9/14 Blackford (Hartford City), 9/21 at Elwood, 9/28 Eastbrook (Marion), 10/5 at Madison-Grant (Fairmount), 10/12 Oak Hill (Converse)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Eastbrook (Marion) (15.4), Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (-2.2), Elwood (-5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blackford (Hartford City) (-32), Frankton (-25.2), Manchester (North Manchester) (-24.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 (-9.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #269
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10919
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%