GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Old Gold/Navy
Coach: Bill Peebles
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Shilo Means 6'1" 200 DB 4.55
Tex Elliot 6'5" 285 OL 5.3
Orin Edwards 6'1" 180 Senior QB 4.8
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Quinton Cannon 6'1" 195 Senior OLB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Richie Hagarty 6'3" 230 Senior OLB
Bo Sanders 6'1" 170 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning QB, Young Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2018 National Rank: #831
2018 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
2019 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2019 National Rank: #882
2019 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 53.8
Dynasty National Rank: #75
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.1
Dynasty Record: 148-66
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-6
2018 League Record/Finish:
2018 Points For Average: 28.2
2018 Points Against Average: 22.2
2018 Differential: +6
2018 Wins: #298 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (20-14), #1657 Noblesville (31-7), #3254 Roncalli (Indianapolis) (30-10), #3351 Plainfield (51-14), #6609 Ryle (Union, KY) (42-20), #7823 Jeffersonville (55-14)
2018 Losses: #10 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (39-14), #70 Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (39-34), #297 Center Grove (Greenwood) (34-7), #416 Brownsburg (37-26), #521 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (21-14), #713 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (17-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 81-60
Recent State Championships: 2014 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Noblesville, 8/31 at Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH), 9/6 at Elder (Cincinnati, OH), 9/13 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/20 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH), 9/27 Jeffersonville, 10/4 Trinity (Louisville, KY), 10/11 at Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 10/18 Center Grove (Greenwood)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (44.6), Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (44), Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Jeffersonville (-20.1), Noblesville (0.3), Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (20.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.3 (31.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #138
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%