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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Doug Hurt
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

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

TOP PLAYERS
Eric White 5'9" 165 Sophomore QB
Andrew Finch 5'10" 170 Senior RB
Blake McNutt 6'0" 200 Senior TE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jon-Marc Anderson 5'10" 165 Senior WR [Illinois State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Never Been Stronger, Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Spots, Graduated Talented Players

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 41.4
2012 National Rank: #649
2012 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 46.9
2013 National Rank: #297
2013 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1374
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 47-16 (27-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 43.2
2012 Points Against Average: 18.4
2012 Differential: +24.8
2012 Wins: #1034 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (35-24), #1705 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (33-13), #1795 Mater Dei (Evansville) (35-21), #2461 Jeffersonville (50-29), #3213 Evansville Central (Evansville) (62-21), #4074 Evansville North (Evansville) (42-7), #5499 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (56-17), #5976 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (49-14), #6717 New Albany (26-0), #7608 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (56-14), #9090 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (56-12), #10378 Bosse (Evansville) (28-9)
2012 Losses: #87 Center Grove (Greenwood) (58-34)
2012 Opponents W-L: 75-72
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at North Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/30 New Albany, 9/6 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/13 at Bosse (Evansville), 9/20 at Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/27 Mater Dei (Evansville), 10/4 at Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/11 Evansville North (Evansville), 10/18 Reitz Memorial (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: North Vigo (Terre Haute) (32.2), Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (24.9), Mater Dei (Evansville) (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bosse (Evansville) (-9.1), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (1.5), Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (4.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (18.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3810
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82%