Merrill (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vandals Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Jeff Buckley League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -12.8 2014 National Rank: #10723 2014 State Rank: #419 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2015 Starting Power Rating: -13.5 2015 National Rank: #10830 2015 State Rank: #422 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9456 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7 Dynasty Record: 65-59 (39-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 3-6 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2014 Points For Average: 23.7 2014 Points Against Average: 31.8 2014 Differential: -8.1 2014 Wins: #9226 Marlette (46-20), #11941 Vestaburg (38-26), #12313 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (29-13) 2014 Losses: #1493 Ithaca (69-6), #2658 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (42-7), #7696 St. Charles (33-20), #9703 Breckenridge (30-26), #9881 Carrollton (26-15), #11670 St. Louis (27-26) 2014 Opponents W-L: 51-41 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Marlette, 9/3 at Breckenridge, 9/11 Carrollton, 9/18 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 9/25 at Ithaca, 10/2 St. Louis, 10/9 at St. Charles, 10/16 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 10/23 Vestaburg Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ithaca (43.6), Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (18.2), St. Charles (6.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Louis (-26.6), Vestaburg (-25.5), Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-17.1) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8462 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 6th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.