GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Kurt Tippmann
League: Summit
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Mac Hippenhammer 6'1" 175 Senior WR/QB 4.5
Zenden Dellinger 6'7" 290 Senior OL 5.0
Dominique Slaughter 5'10" 165 DB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaac Stiebling 6'4" 195 Senior QB
Malik Bramley 6'2" 170 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience At Skill Positions, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: New QB
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 57.8
2015 National Rank: #133
2015 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -11.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 61.9
2016 National Rank: #90
2016 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 40.4
Dynasty National Rank: #224
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.5
Dynasty Record: 142-30 (91-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 13-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 47.9
2015 Points Against Average: 21.5
2015 Differential: +26.4
2015 Wins: #299 New Palestine (64-61), #779 Mishawaka (42-32), #868 Kokomo (56-20), #1028 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (52-27), #1234 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (21-7), #1423 Concord (Elkhart) (47-21), #2066 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (55-27), #3025 North Side (Fort Wayne) (63-13), #3321 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (55-24), #3601 Goshen (42-10), #5296 Northrop (Fort Wayne) (60-33), #8108 South Side (Fort Wayne) (48-6), #8696 Wayne (Fort Wayne) (49-0)
2015 Losses: #262 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (20-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 96-66
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/16/15 South Side (Fort Wayne) (48-6), 10/30/15 Goshen (42-10), 11/6/15 Concord (Elkhart) (47-21), 11/13/15 Mishawaka (42-32), 11/20/15 Kokomo (56-20), 11/27/15 New Palestine (64-61), 8/19/16 North Side (Fort Wayne) (56-0), 8/26/16 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (41-7), 9/2/16 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (41-21)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 North Side (Fort Wayne), 8/26 at Carroll (Fort Wayne), 9/2 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne), 9/9 at South Side (Fort Wayne), 9/16 Homestead (Fort Wayne), 9/23 at Wayne (Fort Wayne), 9/30 Northrop (Fort Wayne), 10/7 at Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne), 10/14 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (59.8), Homestead (Fort Wayne) (44.9), Carroll (Fort Wayne) (21)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne (Fort Wayne) (-7.6), South Side (Fort Wayne) (5.2), Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (11.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (31.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1848
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 45%