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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Old Gold/Navy
Coach: Bill Peebles
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2020 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cooper Koers 6'6" 285 Senior OL
Owen Wood 6'5" 310 Senior OL
Jeff Utzinger 6'3" 215 Senior LB/SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Top Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 70.2
2020 National Rank: #19
2020 State Rank: #2
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 56.2
2021 National Rank: #52
2021 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 54.8
Dynasty National Rank: #57
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 170-70

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 13-1
2020 League Record/Finish:  
2020 Points For Average: 40.5
2020 Points Against Average: 16.4
2020 Differential: +24.1
2020 Wins: #26 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (25-22), #65 Westfield (56-20), #76 Carmel (44-28), #127 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (39-20), #191 La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (37-28), #306 Whiteland (39-6), #392 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (42-7), #409 Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (36-14), #498 Zionsville (46-28), #1169 Castle (Newburgh) (32-7), #1989 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (49-7), #2269 Penn (Mishawaka) (52-7), #5613 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (57-18)
2020 Losses: #7 Center Grove (Greenwood) (17-13)
2020 Opponents W-L: 115-48
Recent State Championships: 2020, 2014, 2013, 2012 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2006 (4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/30/20 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (57-18), 11/6/20 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (42-7), 11/13/20 Whiteland (39-6), 11/20/20 Castle (Newburgh) (32-7), 11/28/20 Zionsville (46-28)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Westfield, 8/27 at Brownsburg, 9/3 Penn (Mishawaka), 9/10 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/17 at Columbus North (Columbus), 9/24 Morton (Hammond), 10/1 at La Salle (Cincinnati, OH), 10/8 at Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 10/15 Center Grove (Greenwood)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Center Grove (Greenwood) (77.7), Westfield (54.7), La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (38.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Morton (Hammond) (-25.8), Penn (Mishawaka) (9.7), Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (11.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.6 (40.4 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #96
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%