Delta (Muncie, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Gold/White Coach: Christopher Overholt League: Hoosier Heritage Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tanner Lambert 6'0" 175 Senior QB Trace Hernly 6'2" 270 Senior OL Brice Wuthrich 5'10" 160 Senior DB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Kaleb Slaven 6'5" 260 Senior OL 5.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 18.3 2015 National Rank: #3793 2015 State Rank: #85 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.6 2016 National Rank: #4598 2016 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2715 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 116-38 [118-36 on the field] (70-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 36.6 2015 Points Against Average: 25.8 2015 Differential: +10.8 2015 Wins: #5546 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (29-26), #6342 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (46-32), #6342 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (28-20), #6870 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (33-14), #6870 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (14-12), #6943 Yorktown (58-28), #8793 New Castle (49-7), #8793 New Castle (55-20), #10637 Jay County (Portland) (63-0) 2015 Losses: #299 New Palestine (66-29), #1524 Roncalli (Indianapolis) (49-12), #2085 Shelbyville (27-26), #5938 Shenandoah (Middletown) (35-34) 2015 Opponents W-L: 74-73 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Jay County (Portland), 8/26 Shenandoah (Middletown), 9/2 Shelbyville, 9/9 at Yorktown, 9/16 Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 9/23 at New Castle, 9/30 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 10/7 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 10/14 at New Palestine Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: New Palestine (40.2), Shelbyville (33.4), Shenandoah (Middletown) (13.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (-12.8), Jay County (Portland) (-8.6), Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (-2.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (10.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4983 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |