Mishawaka (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavemen Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Bart Curtis League: Northern Indiana - North Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2017 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chris Harness 5'8" 170 FB 4.6 Derrick Dawson 5'10" 190 Junior LB 4.7 Sam Shively 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Coachable Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Defensively, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 14.1 2017 National Rank: #3845 2017 State Rank: #66 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 7 2018 National Rank: #2441 2018 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1363 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.3 Dynasty Record: 123-54 (64-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 32.9 2017 Points Against Average: 27.2 2017 Differential: +5.7 2017 Wins: #4014 Marian (Mishawaka) (38-14), #4132 Portage (47-45), #6900 Adams [John] (South Bend) (42-36), #8559 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (42-14), #12139 Clay (South Bend) (71-0), #12139 Clay (South Bend) (47-0) 2017 Losses: #347 Marist (Chicago, IL) (42-15), #436 Penn (Mishawaka) (48-7), #1392 Valparaiso (31-7), #1798 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (42-21), #4755 St. Joseph (South Bend) (27-25) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-58 Recent League Championships: 2010 (Northern Indiana) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Portage, 8/24 Valparaiso, 8/31 at Marist (Chicago, IL), 9/7 at Adams [John] (South Bend), 9/14 at New Prairie (New Carlisle), 9/21 Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 9/28 St. Joseph (South Bend), 10/5 Marian (Mishawaka), 10/12 at Penn (Mishawaka) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marist (Chicago, IL) (34), Penn (Mishawaka) (28.9), Valparaiso (12.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (-27.3), Portage (-10.6), Adams [John] (South Bend) (-6.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (13.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1839 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%