Marian (Mishawaka, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Michael Davidson
League: Northern Indiana - South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Renner Senior P/K
Thomas Ewing Senior OLB/TE
Michael Schnippel Senior CB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Class Skill Position/Line Talent/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth, Too Many Players Going Both Ways

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 10.2
2018 National Rank: #4202
2018 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2019 National Rank: #3481
2019 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3414
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.1
Dynasty Record: 113-70 [112-71 on the field] (61-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 25.2
2018 Points Against Average: 12.4
2018 Differential: +12.8
2018 Wins: #6103 Riley (South Bend) (21-13), #6576 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (35-7), #6670 Jimtown (Elkhart) (24-7), #6847 Knox (31-6), #10445 Washington (South Bend) (41-0), #11462 Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (28-7), #12974 Fairfield (Goshen) (42-7), #13165 Clay (South Bend) (56-0)
2018 Losses: #1107 Mishawaka (35-17), #2035 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (42-6), #2649 Bremen (21-14), #2930 St. Joseph (South Bend) (7-6), #3050 Culver Academies (Culver) (9-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 76-69
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Clay (South Bend), 8/30 at Glenn [John] (Walkerton), 9/6 St. Joseph (South Bend), 9/13 at Riley (South Bend), 9/20 at Jimtown (Elkhart), 9/27 Bremen, 10/4 Culver Academies (Culver), 10/11 Mishawaka, 10/18 Washington (South Bend)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Culver Academies (Culver) (11.6), Mishawaka (10.1), St. Joseph (South Bend) (-3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Clay (South Bend) (-55.1), Washington (South Bend) (-40), Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (-35.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 (-1.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6205
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%