Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Joel Derge
League: Greater Western Ohio - North
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Barhorst 5'8" 180 Senior RB 4.65
Matt Garber 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.7
Clay Barhorst 5'8" 170 Senior RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Made Playoffs 12 Straight Years
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27.9
2016 National Rank: #1936
2016 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.4
2017 National Rank: #3133
2017 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1729
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 120-36 (54-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.9
2016 Points Against Average: 24.3
2016 Differential: +4.6
2016 Wins: #2530 Butler (Vandalia) (27-17), #3500 Sidney (31-21), #4305 Milton-Union (West Milton) (49-14), #4894 Greenville (7-6), #5251 Shawnee (Springfield) (35-7), #6287 Fairborn (45-44), #10583 Graham (St. Paris) (51-12)
2016 Losses: #158 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (43-6), #487 Troy (35-7), #753 Franklin (41-40), #1491 Piqua (27-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-51
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail), 2013 (Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail), 2009 (tied for 1st; Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail), 2007 (Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail), 2006 (Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Bellbrook, 9/1 at Shawnee (Springfield), 9/8 Northmont (Clayton), 9/15 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood), 9/22 at Fairborn, 9/29 Troy, 10/5 at Sidney, 10/13 Greenville, 10/20 Piqua, 10/27 at Butler (Vandalia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (53.3), Troy (36.8), Piqua (36.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fairborn (12.2), Greenville (12.4), Shawnee (Springfield) (13.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (25.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #821
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%