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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Coach: Dave Coyle
League: Duneland
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

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

TOP PLAYERS
Colin Vinyard 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.68
Ian Suttles 6'1" 260 Senior DL 5.58
Anthony Castanon 6'0" 275 Senior DL 5.63

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

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 7.3
2013 National Rank: #6179
2013 State Rank: #140
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 1.6
2014 National Rank: #7262
2014 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1877
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 64-55 (45-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 12.1
2013 Points Against Average: 24.5
2013 Differential: -12.4
2013 Wins: #4097 Chesterton (21-14), #6770 LaPorte (24-13), #7268 Michigan City (17-7)
2013 Losses: #258 Penn (Mishawaka) (49-7), #1069 Lake Central (St. John) (21-15), #1518 Merrillville (35-8), #1753 Portage (28-13), #2407 Crown Point (26-3), #4097 Chesterton (31-3), #5281 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (21-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-50
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Penn (Mishawaka), 8/29 Homestead (Fort Wayne), 9/6 LaPorte, 9/12 at Michigan City, 9/19 Chesterton, 9/26 Crown Point, 10/3 at Merrillville, 10/10 Portage, 10/17 at Lake Central (St. John)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (49.5), Lake Central (St. John) (34.2), Merrillville (32.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Michigan City (-2.5), LaPorte (7.5), Homestead (Fort Wayne) (14.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 (22.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1470
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%