Culver Academies (Culver, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Andy Dorrel League: Freelance Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Deontae Craig 6'3" 215 Junior TE/DL 4.79 Amari Curtis 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Trent Lipsett 5'8" 145 Senior SB/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Discipline, Tenacious, Speed RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 22.8 2017 National Rank: #2414 2017 State Rank: #40 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 10.7 2018 National Rank: #1959 2018 State Rank: #33 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4659 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 98-69 HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-2 2017 League Record/Finish:   2017 Points For Average: 36 2017 Points Against Average: 13.1 2017 Differential: +22.9 2017 Wins: #3140 Northridge (Middlebury) (35-12), #3397 East Noble (Kendallville) (33-28), #4505 Western (Russiaville) (35-28), #4755 St. Joseph (South Bend) (47-14), #8091 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (19-0), #8239 Arlington (Indianapolis) (44-0), #8279 Bremen (40-14), #12063 Heritage (Monroeville) (61-0), #12299 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (33-7), #13668 Howe [Thomas Carr] (Indianapolis) (41-6) 2017 Losses: #1844 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (17-14), #2672 Angola (31-30) 2017 Opponents W-L: 73-64 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 LaVille (Lakeville), 8/24 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron), 8/31 at Hobart, 9/14 at Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 9/21 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart), 9/28 Marian (Mishawaka), 10/5 at St. Joseph (South Bend), 10/12 Bremen Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (8.9), St. Joseph (South Bend) (-1.4), Marian (Mishawaka) (-2.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (-35.7), Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (-18.1), Hobart (-17) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (7.8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5539 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%