Clare (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Green/White Coach: Kelly Luplow League: Jack Pine Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Gillespie 6'0" 220 Senior G/DE 5.20 Brendan Hensley 6'0" 200 Senior T/DT 5.00 Joe Huston 6'1" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 0.6 2013 National Rank: #7730 2013 State Rank: #286 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: -1.9 2014 National Rank: #8393 2014 State Rank: #316 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4142 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4 Dynasty Record: 93-26 (72-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 24.8 2013 Points Against Average: 21.5 2013 Differential: +3.3 2013 Wins: #7405 Gladwin (30-13), #8048 Meridian (Sanford) (24-13), #9958 Roscommon (43-28), #11949 Harrison (21-0), #12394 Beaverton (28-14), #13527 Houghton Lake (40-15), #13876 Farwell (34-0) 2013 Losses: #2176 Beal City (Mt. Pleasant) (48-0), #3510 Reed City (49-7), #6956 Freeland (35-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 56-45 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Ithaca, 9/5 at Beal City (Mt. Pleasant), 9/12 at Meridian (Sanford), 9/19 Beaverton, 9/26 at Houghton Lake, 10/3 at Gladwin, 10/10 Farwell, 10/17 Harrison, 10/24 Roscommon Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ithaca (37.5), Beal City (Mt. Pleasant) (27.3), Gladwin (1.9) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Farwell (-36.4), Houghton Lake (-32.5), Beaverton (-22.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 (-3.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9853 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%