North Butler (Greene, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Navy/Maize Coach: Mark Rusch League: A District 3 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2010 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Blake Jacobs 6'5" 275 Senior T/DT 5.23 Tyron Steere 6'2" 260 Senior T/DT 5.05 Rob Rottler 5'9" 180 Junior TE/LB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Starters, Depth Team Weaknesses: OL, Kicking Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -28.4 2010 National Rank: #13339 2010 State Rank: #235 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -18.9 2011 National Rank: #12111 2011 State Rank: #198 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -24.2 Dynasty National Rank: #13310 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 12-34 (11-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 2-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 20.5 2010 Points Against Average: 30.9 2010 Differential: -10.4 2010 Wins: #14018 Grundy Center (44-15), #14692 GMG (Garwin) (40-7) 2010 Losses: #3095 North Tama (Traer) (41-14), #5118 Newman Catholic (Mason City) (49-24), #9483 Central (Elkader) (21-0), #9623 Postville (20-18), #9770 Rockford (54-8), #12248 Central Springs (Manly) (37-26), #13004 Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua) (29-12), #13019 Colo-NESCO (Colo) (36-19) 2010 Opponents W-L: 60-48 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Central Springs (Manly), 8/26 at Mott [John R.] (Postville), 9/2 Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua), 9/16 at Newman Catholic (Mason City), 9/23 GMG (Garwin), 9/30 at Central (Elkader), 10/7 at Rockford, 10/14 Grundy Center, 10/21 Colo-NESCO (Colo) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Newman Catholic (Mason City) (7.8), Mott [John R.] (Postville) (2.2), Central (Elkader) (-1.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: GMG (Garwin) (-60.9), Grundy Center (-36.1), Colo-NESCO (Colo) (-25.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6 (-11.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13253 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Central Springs (Manly) [projection: 28-27 loss]