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GENERAL
Nickname: Bombers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Eric Nowlin
League: Hoosier - West
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #12

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2019 National Rank: #4004
2019 State Rank: #84
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -4.3
2020 National Rank*: #5115
2020 State Rank*: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 17.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3746
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22
Dynasty Record: 142-68 (55-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.8
2019 Points Against Average: 14.3
2019 Differential: +16.5
2019 Wins: #5299 Western (Russiaville) (28-14), #6840 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (13-9), #7303 Tipton (24-7), #8117 North Newton (Morocco) (40-15), #8117 North Newton (Morocco) (35-6), #8310 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (35-0), #10015 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (48-6), #13072 Benton Central (Oxford) (39-6), #13398 Northwestern (Kokomo) (51-0)
2019 Losses: #1250 West Lafayette (44-6), #2563 Andrean (Merrillville) (44-34), #3167 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (20-17)
2019 Opponents W-L: 70-63
Recent State Championships: 2014
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Hoosier), 2010 (Hoosier), 2005 (tied for 1st; Hoosier), 2004 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 8/28 North Newton (Morocco), 9/4 Western (Russiaville), 9/11 vs Munster, 9/18 West Lafayette, 9/26 vs North Knox (Bicknell), 10/2 Benton Central (Oxford), 10/9 Northwestern (Kokomo), 10/16 vs Western (Russiaville), 10/23 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 10/30 at Wheeler (Valparaiso), 11/6 at Andrean (Merrillville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: West Lafayette (20.5), Andrean (Merrillville) (3.9), Western (Russiaville) (1.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Northwestern (Kokomo) (-46), Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (-43.1), Munster (-42.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -17.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #184
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7548
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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