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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Old Gold/Navy
Coach: Rick Streiff
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kendall Coleman 6'3" 235 Senior DL
Max Bortenschlager 6'3" 190 Senior QB
Evan Christopher 5'11" 215 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Thomas 6'4" 255 Senior OL
Joe Schopper 5'11" 185 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 54.6
2014 National Rank: #187
2014 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 58.1
2015 National Rank: #121
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 47.9
Dynasty National Rank: #62
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 120-45

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-5
2014 League Record/Finish:  
2014 Points For Average: 34.6
2014 Points Against Average: 20.3
2014 Differential: +14.3
2014 Wins: #316 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (27-24), #994 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (28-20), #1167 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers) (31-17), #1165 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (59-14), #1169 LaPorte (56-7), #1421 Whiteland (48-14), #3001 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (24-9), #5655 Richmond (49-13), #8918 Anderson (70-0)
2014 Losses: #20 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (44-19), #45 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (27-0), #70 Trinity (Louisville, KY) (31-19), #79 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (20-17), #149 Center Grove (Greenwood) (44-38)
2014 Opponents W-L: 108-60
Recent State Championships: 2014 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2012 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2006 (4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Lawrence Central (Indianapolis), 8/28 vs Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH), 9/4 Mishawaka, 9/11 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/18 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH), 9/25 Rhea County (Evensville, TN), 10/2 at Fishers, 10/9 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 10/16 at Center Grove (Greenwood)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (66.1), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (63.7), Center Grove (Greenwood) (58.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (22.5), Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (25.3), Mishawaka (36.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 48 (36.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 46.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #41
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%