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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bart Curtis
League: Northern Indiana - North (moving from Northern Indiana)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darian Phillips 5'9" 180 Senior QB 4.8
Austin Kisrow 6'2" 280 Senior G 5.2
Kyle Edwards 5'7" 170 Senior ILB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coachable Players, Players Care About Their School/Team
Team Weaknesses: Small/Slow/Weak In Several Areas

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 35.4
2014 National Rank: #1253
2014 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 36.9
2015 National Rank: #992
2015 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 23
Dynasty National Rank: #1777
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 99-42 (54-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 38.3
2014 Points Against Average: 18.6
2014 Differential: +19.7
2014 Wins: #1892 Munster (35-21), #2441 Marian (Mishawaka) (28-20), #4363 Adams [John] (South Bend) (45-15), #4363 Adams [John] (South Bend) (37-0), #4532 North Side (Fort Wayne) (34-7), #4611 Portage (54-35), #4783 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (56-14), #7301 Clay (South Bend) (49-7), #10167 Riley (South Bend) (55-20)
2014 Losses: #277 Penn (Mishawaka) (21-12), #1169 LaPorte (28-21), #1505 Crown Point (35-34)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-65
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Northern Indiana)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/19/15 Clay (South Bend) (39-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Portage, 8/28 at Crown Point, 9/4 at Cathedral (Indianapolis), 9/11 Adams [John] (South Bend), 9/19 Clay (South Bend), 9/25 at Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 10/2 at St. Joseph (South Bend), 10/9 at Marian (Mishawaka), 10/16 Penn (Mishawaka)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (Indianapolis) (58.1), Penn (Mishawaka) (47.2), Crown Point (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clay (South Bend) (-2.2), Portage (11.6), Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (13.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (21.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1240
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%