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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Maize/Blue
Coach: Dave Lidgard
League: Ottawa-Kent - Red
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Opple 6'3" 205 Senior QB/OLB 4.66
Kyle Toth 6'2" 180 Senior FS/RB 4.69
Jack Ellermets 6'2" 230 Senior TE/DL 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Evan Atkins 6'6" 285 Senior OL [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Balanced Offense, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2013 National Rank: #967
2013 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.5
2014 National Rank: #900
2014 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 37
Dynasty National Rank: #301
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 78-41 (46-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 24.3
2013 Points Against Average: 17.6
2013 Differential: +6.7
2013 Wins: #982 Reeths-Puffer (Muskegon) (35-14), #1111 Rockford (19-14), #1963 West Ottawa (Holland) (28-21), #2196 East Kentwood (Kentwood) (20-9), #2196 East Kentwood (Kentwood) (40-20), #3196 Grand Haven (28-17), #4163 Holt (28-13), #6628 Grandville (43-14)
2013 Losses: #377 Christian (Grand Rapids) (34-7), #720 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (27-20), #1111 Rockford (14-12), #1597 Zeeland East (Zeeland) (14-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-50
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent Red), 2004 (Ottawa-Kent Red Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/28/14 Holt (27-8), 9/5/14 Traverse City West (Traverse City) (48-17)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Holt, 9/5 at Traverse City West (Traverse City), 9/12 Zeeland East (Zeeland), 9/19 Rockford, 9/26 at Christian (Grand Rapids), 10/3 at Grand Haven, 10/10 at East Kentwood (Kentwood), 10/17 at West Ottawa (Holland), 10/24 Grandville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Christian (Grand Rapids) (43.6), Rockford (36.1), Zeeland East (Zeeland) (31.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grandville (5.3), Holt (16.2), Grand Haven (21.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1 (30.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #860
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%