| Butler (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jim Matsakis League: Northwest Jersey - Independence Playoff Division: North I Group 1 Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 6-1-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mike Tenned 5'9" 185 WR/DB Greg White 6'5" 245 OL/DL Nick DalPan 6'2" 200 OL/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Scheme, Defensive Pursuit Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 3 2010 National Rank: #7204 2010 State Rank: #193 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -2.5 2011 National Rank: #8720 2011 State Rank: #233 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7990 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 24-27 (18-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 27.9 2010 Points Against Average: 15.8 2010 Differential: +12.1 2010 Wins: #7537 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (30-20), #10204 Boonton (23-14), #10360 Dover (21-20), #10905 Hopatcong (37-0), #11808 Kinnelon (48-17), #11849 Morris Catholic (Denville) (22-12), #14334 Whippany Park (Whippany) (42-7) 2010 Losses: #3886 Mountain Lakes (17-14), #5663 Hawthorne (35-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 42-47 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Northern Hills- Suburban) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5 Streak List: 9/10/11 Morris Catholic (Denville) (35-0), 9/16/11 Whippany Park (Whippany) (48-0), 9/26/11 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (59-26), 10/7/11 Dover (42-33), 10/15/11 Boonton (53-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/10 at Morris Catholic (Denville), 9/16 Whippany Park (Whippany), 9/26 at Pequannock (Pompton Plains), 10/7 at Dover, 10/15 Boonton, 10/22 at Mountain Lakes, 10/29 Kinnelon, 11/3 Hopatcong, 11/23 Pompton Lakes Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Lakes (16.8), Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (-1), Hopatcong (-6.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Whippany Park (Whippany) (-34.7), Morris Catholic (Denville) (-23.5), Kinnelon (-16.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 (-6.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #325 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11686 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/10 at Morris Catholic (Denville) [projection: 28-8 win] |