GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Columbia Blue/White
Coach: Bryon Whitten
League: Northern Indiana - North
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
D1 PROSPECT
Mark Hiestand 6'4" 255 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire Backfield Returns
Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Short-Yardage Defense, Need To Eliminate Big Plays Defensively
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2017 National Rank: #4755
2017 State Rank: #87
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.4
2018 National Rank: #3792
2018 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2151
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.5
Dynasty Record: 111-71 [112-70 on the field] (51-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.6
2017 Points Against Average: 24.7
2017 Differential: -2.1
2017 Wins: #3845 Mishawaka (27-25), #5040 Riley (South Bend) (39-27), #6073 Hobart (19-7), #8559 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (34-7), #12139 Clay (South Bend) (50-20)
2017 Losses: #436 Penn (Mishawaka) (30-14), #1798 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (42-7), #2414 Culver Academies (Culver) (47-14), #3140 Northridge (Middlebury) (27-10), #3426 Concord (Elkhart) (31-30), #4014 Marian (Mishawaka) (14-13), #6900 Adams [John] (South Bend) (19-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 87-50
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Concord (Elkhart), 8/24 Northridge (Middlebury), 8/31 Marian (Mishawaka), 9/7 New Prairie (New Carlisle), 9/14 at Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 9/21 at Penn (Mishawaka), 9/28 at Mishawaka, 10/5 Culver Academies (Culver), 10/12 Adams [John] (South Bend)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (28.9), Culver Academies (Culver) (10.7), Mishawaka (7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (-27.3), Adams [John] (South Bend) (-6.7), Northridge (Middlebury) (-3.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (15.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2291
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%