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GENERAL
Nickname: Bombers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Eric Nowlin
League: Hoosier - Small School (moving from Hoosier - West)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #36

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -6.1
2023 National Rank: #6881
2023 State Rank: #186
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.2
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -23.6
2024 National Rank*: #7270
2024 State Rank*: #192
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -0.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5747
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 33-23 (8-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4286
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 37.3
Dynasty Record: 166-88 (61-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 29.8
2023 Points Against Average: 24.6
2023 Differential: +5.2
2023 Wins: #5860 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (28-27), #9853 Northwestern (Kokomo) (42-27), #10378 Tipton (33-0), #10821 Benton Central (Oxford) (64-26), #11053 Griffith (42-13), #13785 North Newton (Morocco) (53-0)
2023 Losses: #2303 West Lafayette (42-7), #2303 West Lafayette (40-6), #3011 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (42-19), #6538 Western (Russiaville) (33-20), #6660 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (21-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 52-70
Recent State Championships: 2014
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Hoosier), 2010 (Hoosier), 2005 (tied for 1st; Hoosier), 2004 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 8/30 North Newton (Morocco), 9/6 at Woodstock (IL), 9/13 West Lafayette, 9/20 at Tipton, 9/27 at Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 10/4 Benton Central (Oxford), 10/11 River Forest (Hobart), 10/18 at Logansport
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: West Lafayette (7.7), Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (1.3), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: North Newton (Morocco) (-92.8), Benton Central (Oxford) (-57.3), Tipton (-39)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.7 (-10.6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -29.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #223
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5047
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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