Butler (MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Black/Red Coach: Kirk Hannah League: Crossroads Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tanner McGuire 5'10" 170 RB/SS 4.80 Nick Hulse 6'1" 215 OL/DL 5.10 Kyle Martin 6'2" 210 TE/LB 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Defense Team Weaknesses: Offensive Backfield RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -12.4 2010 National Rank: #10918 2010 State Rank: #218 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -10.9 2011 National Rank: #10664 2011 State Rank: #214 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -6.7 Dynasty National Rank: #10116 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2 Dynasty Record: 22-30 (7-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 22.8 2010 Points Against Average: 21.2 2010 Differential: +1.6 2010 Wins: #10861 Cole Camp (26-13), #11204 Sherwood (Creighton) (28-0), #12284 St. Mary's (Independence) (28-13), #12615 Van Horn (Independence) (27-22), #13689 Liberal (33-0), #14157 Appleton City (40-16) 2010 Losses: #5107 Lafayette County (Higginsville) (40-0), #7872 Adrian (40-20), #9693 Stockton (29-14), #10951 El Dorado Springs (40-28), #11365 Renaissance Academy of Math & Science (Kansas City) (20-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 61-53 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (ShowMe West), 2004 (tied for 1st; ShowMe West) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 8/26/11 Stockton (44-13), 9/2/11 St. Mary's (Independence) (61-14), 9/9/11 Liberal (38-6), 9/16/11 Van Horn (Independence) (13-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Stockton, 9/2 St. Mary's (Independence), 9/9 at Liberal, 9/16 Van Horn (Independence), 9/24 at Renaissance Academy of Math & Science (Kansas City), 9/30 at Appleton City, 10/7 El Dorado Springs, 10/14 at Cole Camp, 10/21 Sherwood (Creighton), 10/27 at Adrian Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sherwood (Creighton) (-4), Adrian (-6.3), Stockton (-6.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton City (-38.3), Liberal (-32.3), St. Mary's (Independence) (-25.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5 (-12 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #272 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13109 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Stockton [projection: 22-21 loss]