Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chargers Colors: Navy/Columbia/White Coach: Jim Buboltz League: Gopher Valley AA Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -15.8 2010 National Rank: #11644 2010 State Rank: #247 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.8 2011 Starting Power Rating: -11 2011 National Rank: #10690 2011 State Rank: #221 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6631 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8 Dynasty Record: 26-22 (20-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 9 2010 Points Against Average: 23.4 2010 Differential: -14.4 2010 Wins: #8599 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (20-13), #9585 Maple River (Mapleton) (14-12), #13326 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (9-6) 2010 Losses: #3420 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (41-16), #5818 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (Tracy) (26-8), #7559 Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) (28-0), #9779 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (35-0), #10807 United South Central (Wells) (16-14), #11030 Martin County West (Sherburn) (34-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 43-41 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls), 9/10 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland), 9/16 Martin County West (Sherburn), 9/23 at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop), 9/30 Maple River (Mapleton), 10/8 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal), 10/14 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville), 10/19 at United South Central (Wells) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (14.6), Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) (1.5), New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (-2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (-28.3), United South Central (Wells) (-15), Martin County West (Sherburn) (-12.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10720 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) [projection: 24-14 loss] We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.