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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Josh Nicewarner
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Merica 6'0" 180 Senior 4.65
Chapin Murphy 5'11" 205 Senior 4.95
Jake Bowen 6'0" 195 Junior 4.76

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Large/Athletic Line, Athletic QB
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.7
2016 National Rank: #2863
2016 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.2
2017 National Rank: #4169
2017 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1314
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 147-26 (80-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.1
2016 Points Against Average: 10.6
2016 Differential: +21.5
2016 Wins: #3101 Fairmont (17-14), #3735 Keyser (24-13), #5951 Lincoln (Shinnston) (24-0), #5951 Lincoln (Shinnston) (45-14), #6571 Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (24-13), #7506 North Marion (Farmington) (35-7), #8900 Liberty (Clarksburg) (32-0), #8919 Roane County (Spencer) (28-7), #9272 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (41-7), #9914 Elkins (33-14), #10210 Lewis County (Weston) (44-20), #11547 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (49-7)
2016 Losses: #3101 Fairmont (22-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-57
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Lewis County (Weston), 9/1 Wheeling Park (Wheeling), 9/8 at East Fairmont (Fairmont), 9/15 Fairmont, 9/22 at Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 9/29 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon), 10/6 at North Marion (Farmington), 10/13 at Elkins, 10/20 Keyser, 11/3 Lincoln (Shinnston)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fairmont (25.3), Keyser (23.6), Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Elkins (-18.7), East Fairmont (Fairmont) (-18.2), Lewis County (Weston) (-14.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (3.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7356
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%