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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Mitch Cumings
League: Central State
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Randle 6'4" 250 Senior TE 4.70 [Central Michigan]
Justin Currie 6'1" 190 Senior DB [Western Michigan]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 0.4
2010 National Rank: #7845
2010 State Rank: #299
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2011 National Rank: #8644
2011 State Rank: #330
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8408
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 25-23 (22-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.7
2010 Points Against Average: 15.1
2010 Differential: +9.6
2010 Wins: #7911 Chippewa Hills (Remus) (38-20), #12243 Lakeview (46-6), #12506 Holton (58-0), #12561 Hesperia (42-0), #13383 White Cloud (2-0)
2010 Losses: #2669 Morley Stanwood (Morley) (49-18), #4055 Glenn [John] (Bay City) (28-6), #6249 Central Montcalm (Stanton) (15-6), #7157 Reed City (18-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 44-42
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Western Waterways East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Reed City, 9/1 Central Montcalm (Stanton), 9/9 at White Cloud, 9/16 at Hesperia, 9/23 Morley Stanwood (Morley), 9/30 at Chippewa Hills (Remus), 10/7 Glenn [John] (Bay City), 10/14 Lakeview, 10/21 Holton
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morley Stanwood (Morley) (25.5), Glenn [John] (Bay City) (16), Central Montcalm (Stanton) (7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: White Cloud (-24.3), Hesperia (-21.8), Holton (-21.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #366
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9746
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Reed City [projection: 26-19 loss]



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