| Mayer Lutheran (Mayer, MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Dean Aurich League: Minnesota River Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Phil Burfiend 6'0" 195 Senior RB/S Jeremiah Grimsley 6'1" 170 Senior QB/LB Tanner Luebke 5'7" 170 Senior DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Secondary, LB Team Weaknesses: Low Roster Numbers, Undersized Line RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -3 2011 National Rank: #8773 2011 State Rank: #174 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.3 2012 National Rank: #7090 2012 State Rank: #132 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.7 Dynasty National Rank: #8437 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2 Dynasty Record: 43-43 (30-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 17 2011 Points Against Average: 14.7 2011 Differential: +2.3 2011 Wins: #5267 Maple Lake (16-9), #10325 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (14-13), #10862 Sibley East (Arlington) (22-0), #12011 Montgomery-Lonsdale (Montgomery) (29-16), #12772 Jordan (14-6), #12931 Brooklyn Center (33-14) 2011 Losses: #5267 Maple Lake (20-14), #5877 Norwood-Young America (26-8), #6910 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (36-14), #8037 Belle Plaine/Holy Family Academy (Belle Plaine) (7-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 50-52 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 9/7 Sibley East (Arlington), 9/14 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur), 9/21 at Montgomery-Lonsdale (Montgomery), 9/28 Norwood-Young America, 10/5 at Belle Plaine/Holy Family Academy (Belle Plaine), 10/12 Jordan, 10/17 at Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norwood-Young America (8.2), Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (6), Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (4.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan (-24.1), Montgomery-Lonsdale (Montgomery) (-15.1), Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (-14.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (-5.9 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9455 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |