Byron Center (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Marc Cisco League: Ottawa-Kent - Green Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brayden Smith 6'4" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.7 Zac Saltzgaber 5'11" 185 Senior QB/SS 4.8 Josh Saltzgaber 5'11" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Balance, Experience, Kicking Game Specialists All Return Team Weaknesses: Must Fill Two T Positions, Must Replace Two All-Conference DBs, Tough Schedule RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 34.6 2015 National Rank: #1337 2015 State Rank: #39 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: 38.8 2016 National Rank: #874 2016 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2205 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18 Dynasty Record: 72-56 (44-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 32.3 2015 Points Against Average: 23.7 2015 Differential: +8.6 2015 Wins: #1342 Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (29-22), #1958 Portage Central (Portage) (34-21), #3202 Holland Christian (Holland) (33-28), #4709 Wyoming (44-26), #5794 Coopersville (22-0), #6264 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (39-13), #8141 Holland (41-7), #9225 Hamilton (55-14) 2015 Losses: #98 Lowell (48-17), #169 Zeeland West (Zeeland) (42-13), #1478 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (40-28) 2015 Opponents W-L: 66-48 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/25/16 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (49-35), 9/1/16 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (50-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/25 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), 9/1 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville), 9/9 at Holland Christian (Holland), 9/16 at Muskegon, 9/23 Zeeland West (Zeeland), 9/30 at Hamilton, 10/7 Holland, 10/14 at Zeeland East (Zeeland), 10/21 Unity Christian (Hudsonville) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Muskegon (57.7), Zeeland West (Zeeland) (56.7), Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (27.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (-5.5), Holland (-4.3), Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (27.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1318 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |