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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Royal/Gold
Coach: Mike Schmitt
League: Northern Tier - Large (moving from Northern Tier - Small)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #76

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 0-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Sipps 6'1" 220 Junior G/LB
Kade Sottolano 6'3" 245 Junior G/DT
Elliott Good 5'9" 180 Junior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, 4 Of 5 OL Returning, Dual-Threat QB
Team Weaknesses: Lost Quality Players, Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -33
2019 National Rank: #12565
2019 State Rank: #510
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.3
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -43.1
2020 National Rank*: #12448
2020 State Rank*: #505
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -33.1
Dynasty National Rank: #14342
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 24-132 (3-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 20.8
2019 Points Against Average: 37.3
2019 Differential: -16.5
2019 Wins: #13213 Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley (Duke Center) (56-54), #13388 Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg) (20-8), #13435 Bucktail (Farwell) (35-6)
2019 Losses: #5115 Troy (50-16), #6621 Wellsboro (53-6), #8096 Muncy (42-20), #8250 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (34-0), #9155 Sayre (55-28), #11210 Montgomery (16-6), #12183 Athens (55-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 54-57
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/19 Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley (Duke Center) (56-54)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 at Wellsboro, 9/18 vs Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing), 9/25 at Sayre, 10/2 Brockway, 10/9 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield), 10/16 Bucktail (Farwell), 10/24 vs Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Wellsboro (-5.4), North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (-9.4), Sayre (-15.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg) (-50.9), Bucktail (Farwell) (-45.2), Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (-39.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -28.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #470
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #10100
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 9th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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