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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Derrick Moyers
League: Conference Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derrick Wilkerson 5'9" 185 Junior RB
David Kenney 6'1" 260 Senior DL [Iowa]
Donovan Phillips 6'0" 240 Junior LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Aloyis Gray 6'3" 165 Senior QB [Purdue]
Pierre Aka 6'4" 255 Senior DE 4.90 [Iowa State]
Jonathan Reed 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.42 [Kentucky]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.7
2011 National Rank: #759
2011 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 41.2
2012 National Rank: #522
2012 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1001
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 59-42 (40-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.5
2011 Points Against Average: 18.2
2011 Differential: +10.3
2011 Wins: #1402 Southport (Indianapolis) (21-14), #1504 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (28-7), #2164 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (63-23), #3170 Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (50-0), #4196 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (38-14)
2011 Losses: #39 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (28-22), #134 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (35-32), #359 North Central (Indianapolis) (21-14), #422 Avon (24-21), #513 Columbus North (Columbus) (20-17), #1418 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-52
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 North Central (Indianapolis) (23-6)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at North Central (Indianapolis), 8/24 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 8/31 at Southport (Indianapolis), 9/7 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis), 9/14 Bloomington North (Bloomington), 9/21 at Columbus North (Columbus), 9/28 Bloomington South (Bloomington), 10/5 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis), 10/12 at Franklin Central (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (56.7), Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (48.7), Columbus North (Columbus) (47.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (17.1), Bloomington South (Bloomington) (19.3), Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (26.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.3 (37 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #99
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%