GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mick Enders
League: Southwestern Michigan - West
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Nate Jeppesen OL/DL [Toledo]
Dejuan James RB/DB
Jacob Allan RB/DB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Knapp 6'4" 260 Senior OL 5.1 [Syracuse]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RBs
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.3
2011 National Rank: #6099
2011 State Rank: #221
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.2
2012 National Rank: #5877
2012 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2186
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 59-33 (35-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.6
2011 Points Against Average: 26.9
2011 Differential: -5.3
2011 Wins: #6210 Niles (45-28), #6490 Portage Northern (Portage) (24-21), #10977 Benton Harbor (41-12)
2011 Losses: #660 Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (24-0), #3038 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (45-21), #3371 Mattawan (31-21), #4009 Lumen Christi (Jackson) (21-6), #4426 St. Joseph (28-14), #7972 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (32-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-36
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Southwestern Michigan - Central), 2006 (Southwestern Michigan - Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/14/11 Portage Northern (Portage) (24-21), 10/21/11 Niles (45-28)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Harper Creek (Battle Creek), 8/30 Gull Lake (Richland), 9/7 at Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 9/14 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 9/21 St. Joseph, 9/28 at Benton Harbor, 10/5 Mattawan, 10/12 at Portage Northern (Portage), 10/19 Niles
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (39.5), Mattawan (23.6), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Harbor (-13.1), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-7.5), Gull Lake (Richland) (-0.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4234
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%