Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Navy/Columbia/White
Coach: Jim Buboltz
League: Southern Minnesota
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -17.8
2013 National Rank: #11718
2013 State Rank: #236
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -16.3
2014 National Rank: #11425
2014 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6742
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 63-46 (47-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.2
2013 Points Against Average: 23.2
2013 Differential: -4
2013 Wins: #10128 Springfield (18-14), #12038 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector) (22-13), #12724 Red Rock Central (Lamberton) (36-16), #14065 Sleepy Eye (30-14)
2013 Losses: #5080 St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye) (20-12), #6819 Martin County West (Sherburn) (45-26), #7284 Wabasso (33-14), #9540 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (34-0), #12078 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (Morgan) (20-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 47-45
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Gopher Valley AA), 2003 (Gopher Valley AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye), 9/5 at Wabasso, 9/12 Martin County West (Sherburn), 9/20 Red Rock Central (Lamberton), 9/26 at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector), 10/3 Springfield, 10/10 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm), 10/15 at Sleepy Eye
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye) (18.6), Martin County West (Sherburn) (9.9), New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sleepy Eye (-33.7), Red Rock Central (Lamberton) (-21.5), Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector) (-21.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (-12.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9902
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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