| Marian (Mishawaka, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Reggie Glon League: Northern Indiana - South Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Julian Keultjes 5'10" 185 Senior RB Mason Talos 6'3" 205 Senior DE Zack Whitfield 5'11" 200 Junior MLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 11 Starters Return From Sectional Champion Team, Young Players Last Season Gained Experience In Playoff Run Team Weaknesses: Leadership Must Be Developed, Young Players Must Mature/Buy-In To Process RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 24.6 2016 National Rank: #2416 2016 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.1 2017 National Rank: #2715 2017 State Rank: #62 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3867 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3 Dynasty Record: 96-60 [95-61 on the field] (53-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 36.2 2016 Points Against Average: 11 2016 Differential: +25.2 2016 Wins: #3949 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (21-17), #5008 Griffith (49-14), #5095 Jimtown (Elkhart) (30-7), #5951 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (43-6), #7472 Bremen (31-14), #8106 St. Joseph (South Bend) (42-0), #8769 Washington (South Bend) (35-13), #9577 Riley (South Bend) (44-0), #10535 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (57-8), #11547 Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (41-7), #12664 Clay (South Bend) (35-0) 2016 Losses: #1006 Mishawaka (26-14), #2516 Garrett (31-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 75-71 Recent League Championships: 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Clay (South Bend), 8/25 at Glenn [John] (Walkerton), 9/1 St. Joseph (South Bend), 9/8 at Riley (South Bend), 9/15 at Jimtown (Elkhart), 9/22 Bremen, 9/29 New Prairie (New Carlisle), 10/6 Mishawaka, 10/13 Washington (South Bend) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mishawaka (25), New Prairie (New Carlisle) (21.3), Jimtown (Elkhart) (18.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (-28.9), Clay (South Bend) (-22.4), Washington (South Bend) (-11.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7862 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14% |