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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Joe Schartz
League: Centennial
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Martin 6'1" 185 Senior RB
Luke Stegeman 6'0" 180 Senior TE/LB
Anthony Renteria 5'9" 215 Senior OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Winston Dimel 6'1" 225 Senior RB [Kansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 32.6
2013 National Rank: #1479
2013 State Rank: #25
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2014 National Rank: #2176
2014 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1028
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 84-30 (65-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.9
2013 Points Against Average: 19.4
2013 Differential: +12.5
2013 Wins: #1553 Maize (60-59), #1849 Topeka (22-7), #3085 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (13-10), #3992 Emporia (6-3), #4428 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (41-24), #5667 Seaman (Topeka) (19-7), #7773 West (Topeka) (76-0), #10412 Highland Park (Topeka) (63-6)
2013 Losses: #148 Derby (55-20), #1088 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (26-21), #2273 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (16-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-47
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (28-25)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh), 9/12 at Seaman (Topeka), 9/17 Hayden (Topeka), 9/26 Highland Park (Topeka), 10/3 at West (Topeka), 10/10 at Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City), 10/17 Topeka, 10/24 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 10/31 at Washburn Rural (Topeka)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (36.4), Topeka (30.4), Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Park (Topeka) (-8.3), West (Topeka) (-4.6), Seaman (Topeka) (9.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (25.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2530
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%