Mississinewa (Gas City, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Curt Funk
League: Central Indiana
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Heisman Skeens 5'8" 165 Senior QB/DB 4.6
Cade Campbell 5'6" 160 Junior RB/DB 4.7
Kyler Funk 6'2" 190 Junior LB/TE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Improved Speed, Great Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.5
2017 National Rank: #3955
2017 State Rank: #69
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.5
2018 National Rank: #4604
2018 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8853
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 93-69 (60-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 47.9
2017 Points Against Average: 18.1
2017 Differential: +29.8
2017 Wins: #4505 Western (Russiaville) (41-39), #5014 Marion (21-14), #6350 Lapel (42-27), #9782 Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria) (69-20), #10027 Blackford (Hartford City) (47-3), #10446 Frankton (69-0), #12006 Frankfort (65-20), #12211 Elwood (60-0), #12345 Oak Hill (Converse) (60-0), #13892 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (69-0)
2017 Losses: #2370 Greenwood (34-27), #2858 Eastbrook (Marion) (42-21), #3641 New Haven (36-32)
2017 Opponents W-L: 79-69
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 8/24 at New Haven, 8/31 at Elwood, 9/7 Eastbrook (Marion), 9/15 vs Madison-Grant (Fairmount), 9/21 Oak Hill (Converse), 9/28 at Frankton, 10/5 Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria), 10/12 Blackford (Hartford City)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eastbrook (Marion) (10.4), New Haven (1.2), Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (-2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (-54.8), Elwood (-49), Frankton (-41)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (0.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9965
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%