Rochester (Rochester Hills, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Erik Vernon League: Oakland - White (moving from Oakland - Red) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alex Grabowski 5'11" 185 Junior S/WR Chris Ross 5'8" 170 Junior RB/CB Michael Halsey 6'1" 185 Senior WR/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 15.2 2013 National Rank: #4393 2013 State Rank: #152 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.4 2014 National Rank: #5133 2014 State Rank: #172 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6941 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8 Dynasty Record: 29-71 (23-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2013 Points For Average: 23.1 2013 Points Against Average: 22 2013 Differential: +1.1 2013 Wins: #3795 West Bloomfield (33-26), #6865 Athens (Troy) (35-14), #7256 Utica (28-14), #10641 Pontiac (40-0) 2013 Losses: #136 Clarkston (34-13), #1442 Adams (Rochester) (34-14), #2138 Lake Orion (19-17), #2556 Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills) (36-14), #6593 Troy (21-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 48-42 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Lapeer, 9/6 at Harrison (Farmington Hills), 9/12 North Farmington (Farmington Hills), 9/19 at Oak Park, 9/26 Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham), 10/3 at Royal Oak, 10/10 at Southfield, 10/17 Adams (Rochester), 10/24 Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison (Farmington Hills) (38.1), Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham) (33.9), Oak Park (32.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Royal Oak (2.8), North Farmington (Farmington Hills) (13.6), Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills) (24.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1307 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2014 Projected League Finish: 7th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%