Decatur (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Brown/Gold Coach: Joe Groh League: Southwestern - South Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Steven Botti 6'2" 195 Senior QB Anthonie Mortimore 6'0" 185 Senior TE Caleb Kolberg 5'11" 175 Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth On DL, Size On DL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.7 2010 National Rank: #10339 2010 State Rank: #405 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2011 Starting Power Rating: -5.2 2011 National Rank: #9421 2011 State Rank: #370 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7316 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 35-17 (17-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 27.6 2010 Points Against Average: 25.8 2010 Differential: +1.8 2010 Wins: #7378 Fennville (32-26), #11664 Gobles (36-8), #12759 Lawrence (38-36), #13992 Marcellus (50-13) 2010 Losses: #6128 Lawton (26-12), #7039 Berrien Springs (35-22), #8238 Hartford (30-8), #9649 Bangor (21-14), #10167 Watervliet (37-36) 2010 Opponents W-L: 46-40 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern South), 2004 (Southwestern South) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Bloomingdale (10-8) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Berrien Springs, 9/2 Bloomingdale, 9/9 at Bangor, 9/16 Climax-Scotts (Climax), 9/23 Lawrence, 9/30 Hartford, 10/7 at Watervliet, 10/14 Marcellus, 10/21 at Lawton Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lawton (4.5), Berrien Springs (3.6), Hartford (-0.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Marcellus (-35.7), Bloomingdale (-24), Lawrence (-23.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #455 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11529 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Berrien Springs [projection: 31-24 loss]