New Albany (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black Coach: Steve Cooley League: Hoosier Hills Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2021 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Elijah Jennings 5'10" 205 Senior LB 4.6 Don Houchins 5'9" 270 Senior G 5.0 Kenny Watson 5'8" 190 Sophomore RB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 6 OL Return Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 18.5 2021 National Rank: #2367 2021 State Rank: #64 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -5.3 2022 National Rank: #3872 2022 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5473 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8 Dynasty Record: 89-106 (69-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 9-4 2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2021 Points For Average: 33.7 2021 Points Against Average: 31.1 2021 Differential: +2.6 2021 Wins: #1512 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (33-14), #4991 Columbus East (Columbus) (42-38), #5338 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (35-16), #5338 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (28-7), #6115 Seymour (34-27), #6115 Seymour (48-27), #6238 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (27-16), #7337 Jeffersonville (41-19), #10429 Jennings County (North Vernon) (48-6) 2021 Losses: #60 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (52-13), #310 Gibson Southern (Fort Branch) (63-24), #1512 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (50-20), #1995 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (69-45) 2021 Opponents W-L: 79-65 Recent League Championships: 2021 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 Bloomington South (Bloomington), 8/25 at Gibson Southern (Fort Branch), 9/2 at Jennings County (North Vernon), 9/9 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford), 9/16 Columbus East (Columbus), 9/23 at Bloomington North (Bloomington), 9/30 at Jeffersonville, 10/7 Seymour, 10/14 at Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Gibson Southern (Fort Branch) (18.4), Bloomington South (Bloomington) (8.8), Columbus East (Columbus) (-3.4) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Jennings County (North Vernon) (-41.6), Jeffersonville (-29.5), Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (-15.8) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (13.8 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3668 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2022 Projected League Finish: 5th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%