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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Coach: William Marshall
League: Duneland
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cooper Jones 6'6" 245 Senior DL
John Hofer 6'6" 300 Senior OT

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 32
2020 National Rank: #1040
2020 State Rank: #29
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -50.9
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 23.2
2021 National Rank: #816
2021 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 31
Dynasty National Rank: #1221
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 117-78 (81-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 29.9
2020 Points Against Average: 16
2020 Differential: +13.9
2020 Wins: #1824 Chesterton (30-21), #2269 Penn (Mishawaka) (17-16), #2426 Mishawaka (35-14), #2560 Michigan City (21-14), #4497 La Porte (35-21), #4497 La Porte (37-7), #4580 Portage (41-7), #7091 Lake Central (St. John) (44-17)
2020 Losses: #498 Zionsville (27-9)
2020 Opponents W-L: 41-52
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Penn (Mishawaka), 8/28 at Hammond Central (Hammond), 9/3 at La Porte, 9/10 Michigan City, 9/17 at Chesterton, 9/24 at Crown Point, 10/1 Merrillville, 10/8 at Portage, 10/15 Lake Central (St. John)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Merrillville (37), Chesterton (19.4), Penn (Mishawaka) (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Central (St. John) (-17.1), Crown Point (-4.6), Portage (-4.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 (17.4 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1429
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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