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GENERAL
Nickname: Chemics
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Eric Methner
League: Saginaw Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 9-0
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ty Kuehne 5'9" 180 Senior FS 4.67
Steven Elmer 6'6" 300 Junior T 5.10
Avery Chatman 5'6" 155 Senior RB 4.45

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Andrew Wylie 6'5" 270 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Inexperienced LBs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 17.1
2010 National Rank: #3823
2010 State Rank: #122
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.1
2011 National Rank: #2875
2011 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1206
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 45-14 (34-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 35.2
2010 Points Against Average: 14.1
2010 Differential: +21.1
2010 Wins: #4683 Bay City Western (Auburn) (19-14), #7112 Northern (Flint) (44-6), #8189 Heritage (Saginaw) (42-7), #8879 Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw) (32-0), #9926 Central (Bay City) (35-7), #11883 Saginaw (63-20), #13058 Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint) (62-0)
2010 Losses: #779 Mt. Pleasant (21-20), #2751 Fenton (42-35), #2860 Dow [H. H.] (Midland) (24-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 50-50
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/1/11 Saginaw (40-0), 9/9/11 Heritage (Saginaw) (49-0), 9/16/11 Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw) (66-0), 9/23/11 Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint) (58-8)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Mt. Pleasant, 9/1 at Saginaw, 9/9 Heritage (Saginaw), 9/16 Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw), 9/23 at Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint), 9/30 at Central (Bay City), 10/7 Northern (Flint), 10/14 Bay City Western (Auburn), 10/21 at Dow [H. H.] (Midland)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Pleasant (38.5), Bay City Western (Auburn) (18.9), Dow [H. H.] (Midland) (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint) (-27.3), Saginaw (-20.5), Central (Bay City) (-7.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (6.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7377
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
Opener: 8/25 at Mt. Pleasant [projection: 31-14 loss]