| Valparaiso (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Kelly Green/White Coach: Dave Coyle League: Duneland Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Blake Biesen 6'4" 285 Senior T 5.32 Taylor Bezotte 6'4" 225 Senior TE 4.90 Angelo Madrigal 6'1" 200 Senior LB 4.81 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Dedication Team Weaknesses: Game Experience, Replacing Several Seniors RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 21 2012 National Rank: #3187 2012 State Rank: #67 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.5 2013 National Rank: #2457 2013 State Rank: #62 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1330 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6 Dynasty Record: 35-21 (24-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 3-7 2012 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2012 Points For Average: 29.3 2012 Points Against Average: 28 2012 Differential: +1.3 2012 Wins: #5450 Portage (43-14), #7661 Michigan City (35-0), #7879 LaPorte (55-10) 2012 Losses: #198 Carmel (21-20), #522 Merrillville (66-41), #973 Penn (Mishawaka) (35-28), #1413 Chesterton (48-14), #1649 Crown Point (23-15), #1649 Crown Point (28-21), #1800 Lake Central (St. John) (35-21) 2012 Opponents W-L: 67-44 Recent League Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 Penn (Mishawaka), 8/30 at Homestead (Fort Wayne), 9/6 at LaPorte, 9/13 Michigan City, 9/20 at Chesterton, 9/27 at Crown Point, 10/4 Merrillville, 10/11 at Portage, 10/18 Lake Central (St. John) 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), Portage (11) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (27.3 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1286 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2013 Projected League Finish: 5th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |