Valparaiso (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Kelly Green/White Coach: Mark Hoffman League: Duneland Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Andrew Kittridge 6'0" 200 Senior RB 4.64 Blake Biesen 6'4" 275 Junior OL 5.16 Lonnie Pappas 6'3" 225 Senior DL 4.46 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2011 National Rank: #2434 2011 State Rank: #52 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.3 2012 National Rank: #2391 2012 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24 Dynasty National Rank: #1519 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7 Dynasty Record: 58-41 (39-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 23.8 2011 Points Against Average: 24.1 2011 Differential: -0.3 2011 Wins: #1249 Crown Point (21-14), #4203 Portage (42-28), #4203 Portage (28-17), #6705 LaPorte (47-14), #7810 Michigan City (38-21) 2011 Losses: #4 Carmel (49-0), #294 Penn (Mishawaka) (21-10), #1249 Crown Point (12-10), #1468 Merrillville (31-28), #1588 Lake Central (St. John) (27-17), #3225 Chesterton (31-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 79-50 Recent League Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Penn (Mishawaka), 8/24 Carmel, 8/31 LaPorte, 9/7 at Michigan City, 9/14 Chesterton, 9/21 Crown Point, 9/28 at Merrillville, 10/5 Portage, 10/12 at Lake Central (St. John) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carmel (71.8), Penn (Mishawaka) (46.4), Lake Central (St. John) (38.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: LaPorte (-0.6), Michigan City (2), Portage (9.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7 (27.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #381 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%