Fairmont (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Mat Mahoney League: South Central Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Adam Schultz 5'10" 170 Senior WR/CB Ben Kain 5'8" 175 Senior QB Alek Borchardt 6'0" 185 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.7 2010 National Rank: #4134 2010 State Rank: #69 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.9 2011 National Rank: #2920 2011 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5013 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11 Dynasty Record: 32-18 (22-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 33 2010 Points Against Average: 16.4 2010 Differential: +16.6 2010 Wins: #7559 Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) (35-7), #7926 Waseca (41-21), #8574 Blue Earth (26-0), #9940 New Ulm (27-12), #10543 Worthington (48-6), #12005 St. Peter (55-34), #12400 St. James (43-7) 2010 Losses: #1696 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (28-21), #2349 Marshall (28-14), #4772 St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (21-20) 2010 Opponents W-L: 50-46 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 (Southern Minnesota Alliance), 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Worthington, 9/9 at Marshall, 9/16 at St. Paul Central (St. Paul), 9/23 Waseca, 9/30 at St. Peter, 10/7 St. James, 10/14 at Blue Earth, 10/19 at New Ulm Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall (28.6), St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (17.5), Blue Earth (0.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. James (-20.7), St. Peter (-15), Worthington (-10.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (3.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8692 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% Opener: 9/2 Worthington [projection: 44-12 win]