Gibson Southern (Fort Branch, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Titans Colors: Maroon/Gold/White Coach: Nick Hart League: Pocket - Big School Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2022 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Sean DeLong 5'10" 190 Senior RB/WR 4.6 Tanner Boyd 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.6 Brody Klem 6'0" 205 Sophomore DL 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Core, Senior Leadership, Experience Team Weaknesses: OL Depth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 22.7 2022 National Rank: #1903 2022 State Rank: #44 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 6.1 2023 National Rank: #1871 2023 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 23.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1563 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8 Dynasty Record: 48-12 (27-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 10-1 2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 39.5 2022 Points Against Average: 17.9 2022 Differential: +21.6 2022 Wins: #2331 Southridge (Huntingburg) (24-14), #2682 South Warren (Bowling Green, KY) (28-24), #2788 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (27-20), #2907 Boonville (39-21), #3615 Lincoln (Vincennes) (63-42), #4814 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (32-14), #6238 Mt. Vernon (35-7), #9506 New Albany (45-7), #11538 Washington (57-20), #13202 Princeton (63-0) 2022 Losses: #2718 Owen Valley (Spencer) (28-21) 2022 Opponents W-L: 63-59 Recent State Championships: 2021 Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2017 (Pocket), 2016 (Pocket), 2015 (Pocket), 2013 (Pocket) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/19 vs Boyle County (Danville, KY), 8/25 at Mt. Carmel (IL), 9/1 Princeton, 9/8 at South Warren (Bowling Green, KY), 9/15 Southridge (Huntingburg), 9/22 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City), 9/29 at Washington, 10/6 at Mt. Vernon, 10/13 Boonville Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Boyle County (Danville, KY) (22.9), Southridge (Huntingburg) (3.2), South Warren (Bowling Green, KY) (-3.5) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-63.5), Washington (-52.7), Mt. Vernon (-19.1) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 (2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4331 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |