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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Shane Fry
League: Hoosier - West
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Amann 6'3" 280 Senior OL
Connor Blankman 5'8" 180 Senior RB 4.6
Max Mullis 6'1" 195 Senior QB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mariere Omonode 6'1" 260 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: DL

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 29
2021 National Rank: #1203
2021 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2022 Starting Power Rating: 18.2
2022 National Rank: #1018
2022 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 28.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1487
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 168-60 (77-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 44.3
2021 Points Against Average: 9.4
2021 Differential: +34.9
2021 Wins: #2191 Jefferson (Lafayette) (27-21), #3604 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (43-7), #3943 Western (Russiaville) (44-0), #3943 Western (Russiaville) (69-19), #6364 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (56-0), #7992 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (30-7), #10272 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (56-0), #10925 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (42-0), #12297 Benton Central (Oxford) (62-16)
2021 Losses: #602 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (24-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 52-54
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (Hoosier), 2008 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette), 8/25 at McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/2 Western (Russiaville), 9/9 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 9/16 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/23 Benton Central (Oxford), 9/30 Cass [Lewis] (Walton), 10/7 at Twin Lakes (Monticello)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (-4.9), Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (-17.6), Western (Russiaville) (-17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Central (Oxford) (-56.3), Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (-41.5), Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-40)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (2.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9087
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 92%