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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Doug Hurt
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2020 National Rank: #1143
2020 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2021 National Rank: #1461
2021 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1943
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 128-79 (77-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th)
2020 Points For Average: 22.3
2020 Points Against Average: 11.4
2020 Differential: +10.9
2020 Wins: #1916 Jasper (14-10), #2494 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (35-24), #3001 Mater Dei (Evansville) (6-3), #3286 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (28-0), #4836 Jeffersonville (49-7), #5525 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (42-7), #6283 Lincoln (Vincennes) (28-7), #10071 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (35-0)
2020 Losses: #19 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (32-7), #651 Evansville Central (Evansville) (14-3), #1735 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (19-14), #3626 Evansville North (Evansville) (14-7)
2020 Opponents W-L: 77-57
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Evansville North (Evansville), 8/27 Mater Dei (Evansville), 9/3 at Bosse (Evansville), 9/10 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/17 at Lincoln (Vincennes), 9/24 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 10/1 at Jasper, 10/8 at Evansville Central (Evansville), 10/15 Reitz Memorial (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville Central (Evansville) (24.8), Jasper (11.2), Mater Dei (Evansville) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Bosse (Evansville) (-36.1), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-25.7), Lincoln (Vincennes) (-21.4)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (19.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3348
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%