St. Joseph (South Bend, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Columbia Blue/White Coach: Bryon Whitten League: Northern Indiana - North Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Need To Improve In Converting On 3rd Down, Must Get Off Field Defensively RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 29 2015 National Rank: #1982 2015 State Rank: #50 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.5 2016 National Rank: #1823 2016 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1991 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.6 Dynasty Record: 104-56 [105-55 on the field] (47-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 18.5 2015 Points Against Average: 23.3 2015 Differential: -4.8 2015 Wins: #1423 Concord (Elkhart) (37-24), #2097 Lowell (7-6), #2207 Washington (South Bend) (21-13), #4160 Culver Academies (Culver) (27-14), #4354 Hobart (19-17), #6111 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (28-7), #7731 Clay (South Bend) (34-14), #8348 Riley (South Bend) (42-6) 2015 Losses: #151 Penn (Mishawaka) (50-13), #262 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (41-7), #779 Mishawaka (47-14), #1874 Adams [John] (South Bend) (20-10), #1951 Marian (Mishawaka) (41-0), #2375 Jefferson (Lafayette) (26-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 104-63 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Concord (Elkhart), 8/26 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 9/2 Marian (Mishawaka), 9/9 Clay (South Bend), 9/16 at Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 9/23 at Penn (Mishawaka), 9/30 at Mishawaka, 10/7 Culver Academies (Culver), 10/14 Adams [John] (South Bend) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (53.8), Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (39.3), Mishawaka (35.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clay (South Bend) (-5.9), Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (3.2), Culver Academies (Culver) (22) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (25.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #881 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%