Franklin County (Brookville, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Navy/Columbia Blue/Silver Coach: Kirk Kennedy League: Eastern Indiana - 4A Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyler Selm 6'4" 300 Senior T/DT 5.6 Alex Ripperger 6'3" 215 Senior TE/DE 5.0 Johnathan Hagerty 6'2" 165 Senior QB/FS 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Character/Toughness, Enthusiastic Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 4.6 2015 National Rank: #6781 2015 State Rank: #151 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.1 2016 National Rank: #5431 2016 State Rank: #125 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.8 Dynasty National Rank: #8818 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9 Dynasty Record: 58-80 (19-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 30 2015 Points Against Average: 24.2 2015 Differential: +5.8 2015 Wins: #6987 Greensburg (38-33), #8345 South Dearborn (Aurora) (14-6), #8793 New Castle (21-20), #11493 Connersville (50-13), #11567 Rushville (44-20), #13052 Broad Ripple (Indianapolis) (62-8) 2015 Losses: #1068 East Central (St. Leon) (21-13), #2714 Batesville (28-8), #5212 Lawrenceburg (47-20), #5786 Seymour (46-30) 2015 Opponents W-L: 48-66 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/19/16 New Castle (48-18), 8/26/16 Connersville (36-0), 9/2/16 Rushville (42-19) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 New Castle, 8/26 Connersville, 9/2 at Rushville, 9/9 at East Central (St. Leon), 9/16 Lawrenceburg, 9/23 at Greensburg, 9/30 South Dearborn (Aurora), 10/7 Batesville, 10/14 at Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison, OH) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison, OH) (29.5), East Central (St. Leon) (27.1), Lawrenceburg (19.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Connersville (-14.5), Rushville (-13.3), New Castle (-12.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (2.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6281 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%