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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Shane Fry
League: Hoosier - Big School (moving from Hoosier - West)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2023 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Benny Speaker 5'9" 150 Senior WR/QB 4.9
David Curl 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.8
Dawson Martin 6'1" 185 Senior RB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, OL, LB
Team Weaknesses: DL

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 19.8
2023 National Rank: #2303
2023 State Rank: #70
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2024 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2024 National Rank: #2199
2024 State Rank: #63
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 26.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1284
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 48-11 (20-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1433
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.1
Dynasty Record: 190-65 (85-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 31.8
2023 Points Against Average: 19.7
2023 Differential: +12.1
2023 Wins: #2606 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (31-17), #2607 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (42-41), #3011 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (37-7), #6660 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (26-7), #6881 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (40-6), #6881 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (42-7), #9140 River Forest (Hobart) (42-13), #10378 Tipton (39-0), #10821 Benton Central (Oxford) (49-14)
2023 Losses: #1006 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (42-6), #1161 Knox (41-23), #1355 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (35-13), #1768 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (26-23)
2023 Opponents W-L: 96-50
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2023 (Hoosier - West), 2022 (Hoosier - West), 2021 (Hoosier - West), 2020 (Hoosier - West), 2019 (Hoosier - West), 2018 (Hoosier - West), 2017 (Hoosier - West), 2009 (Hoosier), 2008 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette), 8/31 at McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/6 Lowell, 9/13 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/20 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 9/27 at Western (Russiaville), 10/4 Logansport, 10/11 at Twin Lakes (Monticello), 10/18 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (12.8), Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (8), McCutcheon (Lafayette) (2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-28.7), Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (-24.4), Western (Russiaville) (-21.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (5.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3849
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%