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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Doug Hurt
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryce Bailey 6'5" 290 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22
2016 National Rank: #2804
2016 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2017 National Rank: #2540
2017 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2004
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 102-60 (61-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.1
2016 Points Against Average: 25.5
2016 Differential: +9.6
2016 Wins: #1221 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (25-22), #4169 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (49-6), #4189 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (42-28), #5141 New Albany (35-32), #5328 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (22-21), #6429 Evansville North (Evansville) (21-14), #6429 Evansville North (Evansville) (42-21), #10600 Bosse (Evansville) (67-7)
2016 Losses: #1054 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (44-23), #2303 Evansville Central (Evansville) (38-26), #2371 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (29-27), #3612 Mater Dei (Evansville) (44-42)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-60
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/25 New Albany, 9/1 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/8 at Bosse (Evansville), 9/15 at Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/22 Mater Dei (Evansville), 9/29 at Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/6 Evansville North (Evansville), 10/13 Reitz Memorial (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (36.8), Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (32.2), Evansville Central (Evansville) (31.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bosse (Evansville) (-5.7), Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (-1), Evansville North (Evansville) (0.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (17.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2995
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%