GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: James Bragg
League: Hoosier Hills
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
D1 PROSPECT
Zen Michalski 6'6.5" 285 Senior OT
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2019 National Rank: #3881
2019 State Rank: #82
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 10
2020 National Rank*: #2477
2020 State Rank*: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4836
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 100-85 (68-50 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 29.2
2019 Points Against Average: 21.5
2019 Differential: +7.7
2019 Wins: #5773 Lincoln (Vincennes) (28-12), #6913 Seymour (21-14), #7262 Jeffersonville (23-6), #7262 Jeffersonville (31-7), #7258 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (44-30), #7258 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (29-21), #7903 Providence (Clarksville) (28-7), #8763 New Albany (50-14), #10963 Jennings County (North Vernon) (55-24)
2019 Losses: #249 Male (Louisville, KY) (42-13), #1237 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (40-14), #1607 Columbus East (Columbus) (41-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 67-68
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 vs Jeffersonville, 8/28 Providence (Clarksville), 9/4 at Elder (Cincinnati, OH), 9/11 at New Albany, 9/18 at Jeffersonville, 9/25 Columbus East (Columbus), 10/2 Jennings County (North Vernon), 10/9 at Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford), 10/16 Seymour, 10/30 Jeffersonville
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (59.2), Columbus East (Columbus) (18.4), Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (-5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Jennings County (North Vernon) (-31.3), Providence (Clarksville) (-24.2), Jeffersonville (-20.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (5.8 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #109
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4944
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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