| Delta (Muncie, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Gold/White Coach: Christopher Overholt League: Hoosier Heritage Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brady Pease 6'1" 190 Junior 4.8 Mason Hunt 6'1" 220 Junior 5.0 Charlie Spegal 5'11" 220 Sophomore 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Unity, Players Hold Each Other Accountable To Traditions/Expectations Team Weaknesses: Experience, Lost 19 Seniors To Graduation, Only Have 10 Returning Starters RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 17.3 2016 National Rank: #3624 2016 State Rank: #80 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.8 2017 National Rank: #4055 2017 State Rank: #93 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2683 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 124-43 [126-41 on the field] (73-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 25.2 2016 Points Against Average: 21.9 2016 Differential: +3.3 2016 Wins: #4107 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (12-6), #5770 Shenandoah (Middletown) (30-20), #6004 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (27-20), #6004 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (42-21), #7506 New Castle (27-7), #7506 New Castle (47-21), #7572 Yorktown (20-7), #8710 Jay County (Portland) (33-6) 2016 Losses: #471 Roncalli (Indianapolis) (42-7), #1396 New Palestine (56-15), #3536 Shelbyville (28-21), #4107 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (20-19), #8014 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (31-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 84-59 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Centerville, 8/25 Jay County (Portland), 9/1 at Shelbyville, 9/8 Yorktown, 9/15 at Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 9/22 New Castle, 9/29 at Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 10/6 at Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 10/13 New Palestine Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: New Palestine (29.8), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (24.9), Shelbyville (7.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centerville (-15.5), Yorktown (-9), Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (13.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5629 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |