GENERAL
Nickname: Bombers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Chris Meeks
League: Hoosier
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #16
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Hickman 5'10" 155 Senior QB
Eli Isom 5'10" 180 Junior RB
Braden Mattocks 6'3" 200 Senior WR/LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Davisson 6'9" 345 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2011 National Rank: #7648
2011 State Rank: #166
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.4
2012 National Rank: #5047
2012 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4233
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 76-38 (31-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.2
2011 Points Against Average: 24.2
2011 Differential: -3
2011 Wins: #8374 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (14-7), #9556 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (28-27), #10238 North Newton (Morocco) (9-6), #11824 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (52-28), #12908 Delphi (58-0)
2011 Losses: #651 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (49-6), #1884 West Lafayette (40-7), #2842 Tipton (41-14), #3296 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (14-7), #7433 Benton Central (Oxford) (28-24), #8005 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson) (26-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-54
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 8/24 North Newton (Morocco), 8/31 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson), 9/7 at Tipton, 9/14 at Twin Lakes (Monticello), 9/21 West Lafayette, 9/28 at Delphi, 10/5 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 10/12 Benton Central (Oxford)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (40.6), Tipton (31.8), West Lafayette (24.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Delphi (-21.8), North Newton (Morocco) (-6.9), Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-6.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (4.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3983
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%