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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dan Rolfe
League: Shenandoah
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -3.4
2023 National Rank: #6334
2023 State Rank: #149
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -22.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: -16.3
2024 National Rank: #5351
2024 State Rank: #127
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -12.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8676
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-30 (10-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9968
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.2
Dynasty Record: 68-143 (43-82 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 7-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 27.6
2023 Points Against Average: 24.2
2023 Differential: +3.4
2023 Wins: #7345 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (35-14), #7567 Madison County (Madison) (38-21), #7844 Broadway (28-14), #8033 Stuarts Draft (28-14), #8153 Staunton (21-13), #11061 Waynesboro (57-26), #11813 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (42-16)
2023 Losses: #2285 Riverheads (Staunton) (28-13), #2466 Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (51-22), #3858 Alleghany (Covington) (34-6), #4844 Strasburg (35-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AA Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater), 9/6 Alleghany (Covington), 9/13 Riverheads (Staunton), 9/20 Broadway, 9/27 at Madison County (Madison), 10/4 at Waynesboro, 10/11 Stuarts Draft, 10/18 at Wilson Memorial (Fishersville), 11/1 at Staunton, 11/8 Buffalo Gap (Swoope)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Riverheads (Staunton) (7.4), Alleghany (Covington) (2.4), Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (-0.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (-46.5), Waynesboro (-42.2), Stuarts Draft (-26.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 (-5.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6239
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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