Hillsdale (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Maize/Blue Coach: Marc Lemerand League: Lenawee County (moving from Southern Michigan) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zack VanOhrman 6'5" 250 OL/DE 5.10 Shawn Miller 5'11" 170 S/WR 4.50 Brandon McMullen 5'7" 160 RB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 2.9 2011 National Rank: #7225 2011 State Rank: #261 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.2 2012 National Rank: #6856 2012 State Rank: #244 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3001 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1 Dynasty Record: 69-27 [70-26 on the field] (42-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 25.9 2011 Points Against Average: 20.4 2011 Differential: +5.5 2011 Wins: #5579 Leslie (22-14), #8773 Western (Parma) (28-21), #10192 Onsted (48-15), #11354 Blissfield (36-6), #12648 Stockbridge (21-13), #13350 Albion (41-6) 2011 Losses: #2071 Hudson (38-28), #3797 Grass Lake (21-0), #7158 Manchester (26-13), #7438 Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (44-22) 2011 Opponents W-L: 58-43 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern Michigan), 2010 (Southern Michigan), 2008 (Southern Michigan), 2007 (Southern Michigan - South), 2006 (Southern Michigan - South), 2005 (Southern Michigan I), 2004 (Tri-River), 2003 (Tri-River) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Northwest (Jackson), 8/31 at Whittemore-Prescott (Whittemore), 9/7 at Columbia Central (Brooklyn), 9/14 Hudson, 9/21 at Onsted, 9/28 Blissfield, 10/5 at Ida, 10/12 Erie-Mason (Erie), 10/19 Dundee Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hudson (27), Dundee (7.2), Whittemore-Prescott (Whittemore) (4.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Erie-Mason (Erie) (-24), Northwest (Jackson) (-22), Blissfield (-15.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (0 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #328 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8763 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |