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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Pete Schermerhorn
League: Southwestern Michigan - West
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Laneaux 5'11" 165 Senior CB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2010 National Rank: #1903
2010 State Rank: #52
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.5
2011 National Rank: #2971
2011 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2947
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 29-19 (18-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 42.8
2010 Points Against Average: 14.3
2010 Differential: +28.5
2010 Wins: #1996 St. Joseph (27-14), #2965 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (43-27), #4760 Lumen Christi (Jackson) (42-6), #5598 Niles (59-10), #6776 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (51-0), #7000 Mattawan (48-0), #9584 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (58-0), #10260 Benton Harbor (59-0)
2010 Losses: #1140 Portage Central (Portage) (37-27), #1140 Portage Central (Portage) (49-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 53-45
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2004 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2003 (Southwestern Michigan Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo), 9/1 Central (Battle Creek), 9/9 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 9/16 at St. Joseph, 9/23 Benton Harbor, 9/30 at Niles, 10/7 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 10/14 at Portage Central (Portage), 10/21 Mattawan
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Portage Central (Portage) (36.4), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (20.3), St. Joseph (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Harbor (-11.3), Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-9.7), Central (Battle Creek) (-8.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (15.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5505
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) [projection: 48-21 win]



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