Western (Russiaville, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/White/Red League: Hoosier - East Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #51 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.6 2016 National Rank: #10270 2016 State Rank: #226 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.7 2017 National Rank: #9790 2017 State Rank: #220 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6542 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8 Dynasty Record: 93-62 (63-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.9 2016 Points Against Average: 29.9 2016 Differential: -8 2016 Wins: #7122 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (43-19), #10895 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (27-14), #12149 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (65-14) 2016 Losses: #1888 West Lafayette (62-7), #5367 Culver Academies (Culver) (36-0), #6456 Northwestern (Kokomo) (43-13), #7099 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (25-21), #7279 Tipton (38-14), #7692 Mooresville (26-23), #10047 Frankfort (22-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 45-61 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Mid-Indiana), 2011 (tied for 1st; Mid-Indiana) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Frankfort, 8/25 at Jefferson (Lafayette), 9/1 West Lafayette, 9/8 Culver Academies (Culver), 9/15 Tipton, 9/22 Cass [Lewis] (Walton), 9/29 at Northwestern (Kokomo), 10/6 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Lafayette (33.3), Jefferson (Lafayette) (22.5), Culver Academies (Culver) (10.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Frankfort (-10.1), Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (-9.4), Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (-7.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (0.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6140 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.