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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Pete Schermerhorn
League: Southwestern Michigan - West
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Labus 6'6" 270 Senior OL [Bowling Green]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.2
2013 National Rank: #3374
2013 State Rank: #114
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17.8
2014 National Rank: #3550
2014 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3042
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 68-39 (43-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.2
2013 Points Against Average: 16.5
2013 Differential: +9.7
2013 Wins: #1741 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (16-14), #5808 Mattawan (42-21), #5918 Coldwater (22-13), #8038 Niles (49-6), #8561 Gull Lake (Richland) (33-0), #8934 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (30-6), #11604 Benton Harbor (46-8)
2013 Losses: #356 Portage Central (Portage) (49-7), #1816 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (31-7), #2594 St. Joseph (17-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-46
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2004 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2003 (Southwestern Michigan Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/28/14 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (28-24)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Lakeview (Battle Creek), 9/6 at Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 9/12 at St. Joseph, 9/19 Niles, 9/26 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo), 10/3 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 10/10 Portage Central (Portage), 10/17 at Central (Battle Creek), 10/24 Benton Harbor
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Portage Central (Portage) (45.1), Lakeview (Battle Creek) (29.8), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Harbor (-19.3), Central (Battle Creek) (-16), Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-8.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 (14.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4855
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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