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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Wally McCormack
League: Duneland
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kenyotta Rollins 6'2" 230 DE 4.70
Gage Pearman 6'1" 180 QB 4.60
Nathan Johnson 6'0" 175 K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Kicking Game, DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 10.5
2012 National Rank: #5450
2012 State Rank: #117
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11
2013 National Rank: #5050
2013 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3041
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 24-28 (17-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 22.8
2012 Points Against Average: 30.2
2012 Differential: -7.4
2012 Wins: #7661 Michigan City (24-21), #7879 LaPorte (24-17), #12376 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (45-0)
2012 Losses: #522 Merrillville (42-38), #1279 Mishawaka (57-42), #1413 Chesterton (24-17), #1649 Crown Point (42-7), #1800 Lake Central (St. John) (40-17), #1800 Lake Central (St. John) (16-0), #3187 Valparaiso (43-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 64-49
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Mishawaka (20-7)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Mishawaka, 8/30 at Penn (Mishawaka), 9/6 at Lake Central (St. John), 9/13 at Merrillville, 9/20 Crown Point, 9/27 Chesterton, 10/4 at Michigan City, 10/11 Valparaiso, 10/18 at LaPorte
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Merrillville (43.3), Penn (Mishawaka) (34.8), Crown Point (30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: LaPorte (0.3), Michigan City (1.2), Valparaiso (23.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17 (21.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1029
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%