Northeastern (Fountain City, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Forest Green/Gold/White Coach: Mike Roeder League: Tri-Eastern Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor Bray 5'8" 165 Senior 4.6 Cole Retter 5'11" 175 Senior 4.8 David Berger 6'0" 195 Senior 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: DL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -3.4 2016 National Rank: #8307 2016 State Rank: #181 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: -9.9 2017 National Rank: #9606 2017 State Rank: #214 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -14.8 Dynasty National Rank: #12239 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9 Dynasty Record: 86-68 (57-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 40.4 2016 Points Against Average: 17.8 2016 Differential: +22.6 2016 Wins: #7329 Hagerstown (32-27), #8511 Winchester (14-7), #10145 Tri (Straughn) (42-6), #11969 Knightstown (46-7), #12710 Union City (70-16), #12766 Union County (Liberty) (64-6), #13147 Lincoln (Cambridge City) (58-14) 2016 Losses: #7668 Howe [Thomas Carr] (Indianapolis) (32-26), #8900 Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville) (38-28), #11969 Centerville (25-24) 2016 Opponents W-L: 44-63 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Knightstown, 8/25 Winchester, 9/1 Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville), 9/8 at Hagerstown, 9/15 at Tri (Straughn), 9/22 Centerville, 9/29 at Union County (Liberty), 10/6 at Lincoln (Cambridge City), 10/13 Union City Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hagerstown (7.3), Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville) (-0.4), Tri (Straughn) (-6.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (Cambridge City) (-34.8), Union County (Liberty) (-31.3), Union City (-20.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.6 (-12.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11644 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%