Fond du Lac (WI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Nate Lehman League: Valley - South (moving from Fox Valley) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nate Cudworth 6'2" 220 Senior FB/LB 5.11 Ben Maruska 6'5" 295 Junior T 5.52 John Gaskell 5'11" 175 Junior WR 4.63 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Starter Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 6.3 2010 National Rank: #6353 2010 State Rank: #153 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -5.2 2011 National Rank: #9421 2011 State Rank: #252 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3333 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8 Dynasty Record: 23-27 (20-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 22.8 2010 Points Against Average: 27.8 2010 Differential: -5 2010 Wins: #7915 Appleton West (Appleton) (20-3), #8275 Kaukauna (28-26), #9521 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (35-30), #11468 Neenah (40-7) 2010 Losses: #1432 Kimberly (58-14), #2039 Menasha (56-35), #2061 Appleton North (Appleton) (28-7), #4785 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (21-14), #6069 Appleton East (Appleton) (21-12) 2010 Opponents W-L: 46-44 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Appleton East (Appleton), 8/26 at Kimberly, 9/2 vs Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids), 9/9 at Marshfield, 9/16 Stevens Point, 9/23 at Neenah, 9/30 at Oshkosh North (Oshkosh), 10/7 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 10/14 at Menasha Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Stevens Point (37.2), Lincoln (Wisconsin Rapids) (31.5), Kimberly (31.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Neenah (-15), Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (-9.9), Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (4.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2429 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 Appleton East (Appleton) [projection: 31-13 loss]