| Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Giants Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Dana Chambers League: Southwestern Michigan - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kenyon Smith 5'11" 175 RB/CB 4.50 Nate Caldwell 6'1" 270 DL/OL 5.10 Cevon McFerrin 5'9" 195 WR/FS 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved OL, FB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 0 2011 National Rank: #7971 2011 State Rank: #296 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.5 2012 National Rank: #9787 2012 State Rank: #370 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7955 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 29-53 (17-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 21.1 2011 Points Against Average: 25.9 2011 Differential: -4.8 2011 Wins: #6100 Portage Central (Portage) (32-22), #6210 Niles (21-3), #10977 Benton Harbor (34-30), #11934 Central (Battle Creek) (28-22) 2011 Losses: #3038 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (41-20), #3371 Mattawan (35-14), #4426 St. Joseph (35-7), #6490 Portage Northern (Portage) (23-22), #8906 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (22-12) 2011 Opponents W-L: 37-47 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Central (Battle Creek), 8/30 at Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo), 9/7 Portage Central (Portage), 9/14 Niles, 9/21 at Mattawan, 9/28 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 10/5 Portage Northern (Portage), 10/12 at Benton Harbor, 10/19 at St. Joseph Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mattawan (23.6), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (21.5), St. Joseph (14.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Battle Creek) (-18.4), Benton Harbor (-13.1), Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #205 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5890 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 7th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |