GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chad Zolman
League: Northeast Hoosier
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #28
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Logan Ormsby 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.80
Zach Alexander 6'3" 265 Senior OL 5.10
Gunnar Goebel 6'1" 180 Senior DB 4.60
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Swarts 6'6" 275 Senior DT [Miami (Oh)]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Defense
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2013 National Rank: #5281
2013 State Rank: #118
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 13.2
2014 National Rank: #4518
2014 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1415
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 93-29 (64-13 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.3
2013 Points Against Average: 25.9
2013 Differential: +0.4
2013 Wins: #1174 East Noble (Kendallville) (17-14), #6179 Valparaiso (21-10), #6927 Columbia City (20-7), #7627 Huntington North (Huntington) (37-28), #12047 DeKalb (Waterloo) (68-13)
2013 Losses: #1309 New Haven (45-20), #1395 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (51-34), #1395 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (49-7), #4681 Norwell (Ossian) (28-26), #5625 Bellmont (Decatur) (14-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-52
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 Huntington North (Huntington) (49-6), 8/29/14 Valparaiso (39-12)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Huntington North (Huntington), 8/29 at Valparaiso, 9/6 East Noble (Kendallville), 9/12 at Columbia City, 9/19 Bellmont (Decatur), 9/26 at DeKalb (Waterloo), 10/3 at Carroll (Fort Wayne), 10/10 Norwell (Ossian), 10/17 New Haven
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East Noble (Kendallville) (35.4), Carroll (Fort Wayne) (34.3), New Haven (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: DeKalb (Waterloo) (-16.9), Huntington North (Huntington) (-6.9), Valparaiso (1.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (17.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3835
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%