Central (Battle Creek, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Doug Bess
League: Southwestern Michigan - East
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Randle 6'1.5" 215 Senior LB 4.7

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 10.1
2015 National Rank: #5586
2015 State Rank: #209
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.3
2016 National Rank: #6792
2016 State Rank: #251
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7094
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 50-73 (28-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 28.2
2015 Points Against Average: 20.3
2015 Differential: +7.9
2015 Wins: #3260 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (35-27), #8069 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (41-0), #9493 Gull Lake (Richland) (28-12), #10253 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (43-14)
2015 Losses: #1809 St. Joseph (27-21), #3698 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (34-26), #4286 Benton Harbor (14-9), #5130 Portage Northern (Portage) (34-33), #6097 Mattawan (21-18)
2015 Opponents W-L: 43-45
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Southwestern Michigan - Central), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2004 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 9/1 Portage Central (Portage), 9/9 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 9/16 at Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 9/23 at Niles, 9/30 Gull Lake (Richland), 10/7 at Mattawan, 10/14 St. Johns, 10/21 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Portage Central (Portage) (32.7), St. Johns (23.8), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-7.4), Mattawan (-3.1), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-0.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4967
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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