| Dowagiac (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chieftains Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Michael Stanger League: Wolverine B - South Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2012 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Carl Grant 6'2.5" 225 Junior DE/LB 4.93 Tristan Howard 6'1.5" 280 Sophomore DT/OL 5.40 Nick Theilmann 6'1.5" 185 Junior TE/DE 4.88 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Some Speed, Bigger/Stronger Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Key Positions, Few Returning Starters RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 34.8 2012 National Rank: #1215 2012 State Rank: #30 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 21.4 2013 National Rank: #2848 2013 State Rank: #83 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3715 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7 Dynasty Record: 40-12 [38-14 on the field] (32-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-1 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 36.5 2012 Points Against Average: 9.5 2012 Differential: +27 2012 Wins: #2569 Three Rivers (31-28), #2717 Plainwell (30-13), #4933 Otsego (43-0), #4933 Otsego (36-0), #5288 Edwardsburg (28-8), #5992 Vicksburg (21-7), #7131 Berrien Springs (31-0), #8795 Coloma (49-0), #10508 South Haven (55-0), #11764 Comstock (Kalamazoo) (55-6) 2012 Losses: #290 South Christian (Grand Rapids) (42-23) 2012 Opponents W-L: 54-58 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; Wolverine B), 2003 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan West) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/29 Vicksburg, 9/6 at Comstock (Kalamazoo), 9/13 Plainwell, 9/20 at Berrien Springs, 9/27 Coloma, 10/4 at South Haven, 10/11 Three Rivers, 10/18 at Edwardsburg, 10/25 at Otsego Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Plainwell (19.7), Three Rivers (15.1), Edwardsburg (11.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Comstock (Kalamazoo) (-21.2), South Haven (-7.8), Otsego (-3.3) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (14 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #215 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7091 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42% |