Valparaiso (IN) previews home 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% |