Valparaiso (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Kelly Green/White Coach: Dave Coyle League: Duneland Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jacob Leffew 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.8 Michael Scarsella 6'4" 190 Senior DB 4.7 Riley Woodward 5'9" 185 Senior LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Work-Ethic/Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 27.4 2016 National Rank: #2008 2016 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.9 2017 National Rank: #2000 2017 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1907 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3 Dynasty Record: 78-71 (57-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 24.5 2016 Points Against Average: 18.1 2016 Differential: +6.4 2016 Wins: #1672 Crown Point (21-7), #2152 Michigan City (29-0), #2183 Merrillville (20-15), #5008 Chesterton (34-13), #12678 West Side (Gary) (49-0) 2016 Losses: #225 Penn (Mishawaka) (35-7), #225 Penn (Mishawaka) (27-7), #1185 LaPorte (39-38), #2229 Portage (24-20), #2614 Lake Central (St. John) (21-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 64-46 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Penn (Mishawaka), 8/25 Mishawaka, 9/1 at LaPorte, 9/8 Michigan City, 9/15 at Chesterton, 9/22 at Crown Point, 9/29 Merrillville, 10/6 at Portage, 10/13 Lake Central (St. John) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (45.4), LaPorte (33.6), Crown Point (32.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chesterton (19.4), Mishawaka (25), Merrillville (25.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (29.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #591 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%