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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Doug Hurt
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Will Randle 6'5" 205 Junior QB
Christian Peach 5'6" 150 Senior RB
Mason Wetzel 6'4" 265 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22.6
2013 National Rank: #2920
2013 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2014 National Rank: #1597
2014 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2057
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 80-47 (48-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.2
2013 Points Against Average: 23.1
2013 Differential: +3.1
2013 Wins: #2657 New Albany (14-7), #2986 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (17-0), #3703 Evansville Central (Evansville) (39-14), #5849 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (10-3), #6243 Evansville North (Evansville) (35-14), #9129 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (63-40)
2013 Losses: #750 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (38-13), #750 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (44-14), #2532 Mater Dei (Evansville) (31-24), #4895 Bosse (Evansville) (40-33)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-48
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 New Albany (55-34)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/29 at New Albany, 9/5 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/12 Bosse (Evansville), 9/19 Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/26 at Mater Dei (Evansville), 10/3 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/10 at Evansville North (Evansville), 10/17 at Reitz Memorial (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (30.9), New Albany (21.5), Mater Dei (Evansville) (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-5), Evansville North (Evansville) (1.9), Bosse (Evansville) (11)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3 (21.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3243
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%