Benzie Central (Benzonia, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Red/White Coach: Jason Katt League: Northern Michigan - Leaders (moving from Northern Michigan I) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Darren Childs 5'9" 165 Sophomore DB/WR 4.65 Ramsey Blough 6'1.5" 230 Senior OL/MLB 5.1 Caleb Coyne 6'0" 180 Senior QB/S 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: David Vs Goliath Mentality Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -13.1 2015 National Rank: #10740 2015 State Rank: #414 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -18.6 2016 National Rank: #11671 2016 State Rank: #453 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -8.2 Dynasty National Rank: #10723 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 45-77 (15-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2015 Points For Average: 13.3 2015 Points Against Average: 37.6 2015 Differential: -24.3 2015 Wins: #11839 Elk Rapids (22-21) 2015 Losses: #1397 St. Francis (Traverse City) (69-12), #3273 Boyne City (56-6), #5252 Mason County Central (Scottville) (7-0), #5790 Grayling (48-35), #6004 Frankfort (45-6), #6474 Kingsley (44-14), #6978 Glen Lake (Maple City) (21-7), #9384 Gladstone (27-18) 2015 Opponents W-L: 56-38 Recent League Championships: 2011 (Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/25 Mason County Central (Scottville), 9/1 Gladstone, 9/9 at Kalkaska, 9/17 at St. Francis (Traverse City), 9/23 at Elk Rapids, 9/30 Cheboygan, 10/7 Boyne City, 10/14 at Grayling, 10/21 at Kingsley Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Traverse City) (33.1), Boyne City (22.9), Grayling (12.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cheboygan (-20), Elk Rapids (-9.4), Gladstone (-6.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #188 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5845 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 11th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%