New Albany (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black Coach: Steve Cooley League: Hoosier Hills Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2020 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Avarion Chambers 6'0" 195 Junior DE 4.63 Myles Johnson 6'1" 200 Senior RB 4.65 Kyondre Winford 5'11" 235 Senior LB 4.72 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior-Led, Speed Team Weaknesses: Players Having To Go Both Ways, Some Players Worrying About Personal Stats RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 3.8 2020 National Rank: #4984 2020 State Rank: #118 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: -4.8 2021 National Rank: #4270 2021 State Rank: #102 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 10.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5776 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.9 Dynasty Record: 80-102 (63-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 6-3 2020 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2020 Points For Average: 35.4 2020 Points Against Average: 33.7 2020 Differential: +1.7 2020 Wins: #3286 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (47-35), #4836 Jeffersonville (26-7), #6933 Seymour (42-35), #8162 Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville) (50-43), #8764 Madison (47-41), #11475 Jennings County (North Vernon) (49-3) 2020 Losses: #728 Columbus East (Columbus) (48-14), #2741 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (56-19), #4836 Jeffersonville (35-25) 2020 Opponents W-L: 40-51 Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Bloomington South (Bloomington), 8/27 Gibson Southern (Fort Branch), 9/3 Jennings County (North Vernon), 9/10 at Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford), 9/17 at Columbus East (Columbus), 9/24 Bloomington North (Bloomington), 10/1 Jeffersonville, 10/8 at Seymour, 10/15 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus East (Columbus) (13.3), Bloomington North (Bloomington) (11.4), Gibson Southern (Fort Branch) (8.4) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Jennings County (North Vernon) (-39.4), Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (-31.8), Seymour (-23.5) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (3.1 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4126 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%