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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Old Gold/Navy
Coach: Bill Peebles
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Camden Jordan 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.4
Jake Langdon 6'1" 200 Senior RB 4.6
Mario McCullough 5'7" 185 Senior DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Shilo Means 6'1" 195 Senior S
Quinton Cannon 6'1" 195 Senior OLB
Tex Elliot 6'5" 285 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, OL
Team Weaknesses: LB/NG/FS Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 54.7
2019 National Rank: #150
2019 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 38.8
2020 National Rank*: #284
2020 State Rank*: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 53.8
Dynasty National Rank: #74
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15
Dynasty Record: 157-69

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish:  
2019 Points For Average: 31.5
2019 Points Against Average: 16.5
2019 Differential: +15
2019 Wins: #77 Trinity (Louisville, KY) (28-7), #129 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (31-21), #243 Center Grove (Greenwood) (14-9), #913 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (42-12), #1242 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (28-0), #1275 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (21-7), #2151 Noblesville (42-14), #2615 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (38-14), #7262 Jeffersonville (56-0)
2019 Losses: #34 Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (38-31), #58 New Palestine (35-10), #76 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (41-37)
2019 Opponents W-L: 98-50
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2006 (4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 at Westfield, 8/28 at Carmel, 9/4 at Penn (Mishawaka), 9/11 at Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/18 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH), 9/25 La Salle (Cincinnati, OH), 10/2 Elder (Cincinnati, OH), 10/9 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 10/16 at Center Grove (Greenwood), 10/30 at Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 11/6 Decatur Central (Indianapolis), 11/13 vs Whiteland, 11/20 at Castle (Newburgh), 11/28 vs Zionsville
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (64.7), Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (59.2), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (56.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Castle (Newburgh) (11), Zionsville (14), Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (15)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.8 (40.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 34.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #54
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-6
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th