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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Doug Hurt
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Bryce Bailey 6'5" 290 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.8
2015 National Rank: #2142
2015 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2016 National Rank: #1565
2016 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2024
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 94-56 (57-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 36.2
2015 Points Against Average: 20.7
2015 Differential: +15.5
2015 Wins: #1058 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (45-26), #4893 Evansville Central (Evansville) (42-13), #5641 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (49-13), #6339 New Albany (45-19), #7387 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (45-7), #10164 Evansville North (Evansville) (51-0), #10164 Evansville North (Evansville) (44-0), #10222 Bosse (Evansville) (38-0)
2015 Losses: #299 New Palestine (56-6), #1938 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (39-38), #1974 Mater Dei (Evansville) (34-27), #2404 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (35-30), #4217 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (27-11)
2015 Opponents W-L: 79-66
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (22-21), 8/26/16 New Albany (35-32), 9/2/16 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (25-22)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/26 at New Albany, 9/2 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/9 Bosse (Evansville), 9/16 Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/23 at Mater Dei (Evansville), 9/30 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/7 at Evansville North (Evansville), 10/14 at Reitz Memorial (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (23.5), Mater Dei (Evansville) (22.6), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (21.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville North (Evansville) (-15), Bosse (Evansville) (-9.2), New Albany (5.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (16.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4754
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49%