| 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: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joel Burfeind 6'0" 170 Senior RB/LB Mason Diedrick 6'5" 215 Senior OL/DL Anthony Gruenhaggen 6'3" 185 Senior WR/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returners From Solid Team, Coming Off A Winning Season Team Weaknesses: School Enrollment Declined, Staying Healthy, Tough Competition RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 11.5 2012 National Rank: #5240 2012 State Rank: #96 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 12.6 2013 National Rank: #4692 2013 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 3.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7048 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5 Dynasty Record: 34-19 (22-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 31.4 2012 Points Against Average: 15.3 2012 Differential: +16.1 2012 Wins: #3904 Sibley East (Arlington) (43-14), #6888 Maple Lake (23-13), #6925 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (21-14), #9019 Jordan (34-22), #9982 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (9-7), #10086 Belle Plaine/Holy Family Academy (Belle Plaine) (36-6), #10257 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (49-14), #11032 Norwood-Young America (33-0), #11169 St. Agnes (St. Paul) (45-6), #13900 Brooklyn Center (51-21) 2012 Losses: #3055 Jackson County Central (Jackson) (51-20), #4992 Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery) (16-13) 2012 Opponents W-L: 57-68 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/29 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 9/6 at Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur), 9/13 Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery), 9/20 at Norwood-Young America, 9/27 Belle Plaine, 10/4 at Jordan, 10/11 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown), 10/16 at Sibley East (Arlington) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sibley East (Arlington) (17.3), Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery) (12.5), Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (-0.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (-18.9), Norwood-Young America (-9.9), Jordan (-4.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-3.7 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8444 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12% |