Plainview-Elgin-Millville (Elgin, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Bill Ihrke League: Three Rivers - North Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jack Ihrke 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.60 Aaron Grobe 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.60 Tyler Petit 5'10" 215 Senior C/LB 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth, Experience Team Weaknesses: Interior Line RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 29.9 2010 National Rank: #1609 2010 State Rank: #21 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 28.1 2011 National Rank: #1547 2011 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2561 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3 Dynasty Record: 40-12 (20-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 41.3 2010 Points Against Average: 16.5 2010 Differential: +24.8 2010 Wins: #2714 Cannon Falls (28-26), #4024 Byron (28-7), #5809 Chatfield (41-19), #6839 Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (45-14), #7056 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (41-13), #7392 Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston) (42-28), #10791 St. Charles (63-7), #12669 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (83-6), #13420 Luther (Onalaska, WI) (56-6) 2010 Losses: #178 Lourdes (Rochester) (41-14), #517 Caledonia (14-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 60-50 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004 (Three Rivers North), 2003 (Three Rivers North) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 9/2/11 Caledonia (17-3), 9/9/11 Melrose (56-13), 9/16/11 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (48-20), 9/23/11 Chatfield (40-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Caledonia, 9/9 Melrose, 9/16 at Kingsland (Spring Valley), 9/23 Chatfield, 9/30 at Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha), 10/7 at Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston), 10/14 St. Charles, 10/19 Dover-Eyota (Eyota) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Caledonia (42.1), Chatfield (8.5), Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (4.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (-22.5), St. Charles (-5.5), Melrose (-0.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 (13.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6707 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% Opener: 9/2 at Caledonia [projection: 35-21 loss]