Delta (Muncie, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Gold/White Coach: Christopher Overholt League: Hoosier Heritage Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2021 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Wallace 6'3" 275 Senior DL/OL 4.94 Dylan Manor 6'3" 225 Senior ILB/TE 4.82 Palmer Samuels 6'2" 215 Senior WR/TB 4.61 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Leadership, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Lack Playoff Experience RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 0.2 2021 National Rank: #5525 2021 State Rank: #122 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -3.1 2022 National Rank: #3523 2022 State Rank: #81 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 21.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2588 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.7 Dynasty Record: 156-64 [158-62 on the field] (92-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 5-6 2021 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th) 2021 Points For Average: 28.5 2021 Points Against Average: 26.5 2021 Differential: +2 2021 Wins: #5360 Columbia City (14-10), #7168 New Castle (48-12), #9428 South Side (Fort Wayne) (56-18), #10925 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (41-0), #11243 Muncie Central (Muncie) (49-6) 2021 Losses: #346 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (56-31), #1030 New Palestine (55-6), #2389 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (28-14), #4016 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (38-0), #5610 Yorktown (28-27), #6301 Wayne (Fort Wayne) (40-27) 2021 Opponents W-L: 55-65 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Muncie Central (Muncie), 8/25 Columbia City, 9/2 Shelbyville, 9/9 at Yorktown, 9/16 Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 9/23 at New Castle, 9/30 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 10/7 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 10/14 at New Palestine Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (15.6), New Palestine (13.8), Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (0) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Muncie Central (Muncie) (-42.5), Shelbyville (-40.2), New Castle (-32.9) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 (-0.7 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.1 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5030 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 6th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%