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GENERAL
Nickname: Vandals
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Christian Wiley
League: Mid-State (moving from Tri-Valley - West)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 0
2015 National Rank: #7861
2015 State Rank: #293
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -6.8
2016 National Rank: #9405
2016 State Rank: #350
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9334
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 71-63 (44-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 27
2015 Points Against Average: 21.4
2015 Differential: +5.6
2015 Wins: #9112 St. Charles (50-38), #9501 St. Louis (15-10), #10743 Carrollton (49-22), #10801 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (40-14), #12186 Vestaburg (26-0), #13736 Breckenridge (48-6)
2015 Losses: #622 Ithaca (49-6), #4409 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (17-14), #5864 Fowler (29-7), #9562 Marlette (29-15)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-44
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Marlette (29-0), 9/1/16 Coleman (37-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Marlette, 9/1 at Coleman, 9/9 Ashley, 9/16 at Sacred Heart Academy (Mt. Pleasant), 9/23 at Montabella (Blanchard), 9/30 Vestaburg, 10/7 at Breckenridge, 10/14 Carson City-Crystal (Carson City), 10/21 Fowler
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fowler (2.3), Marlette (-5.9), Sacred Heart Academy (Mt. Pleasant) (-6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Montabella (Blanchard) (-47.8), Coleman (-44.6), Ashley (-36.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 (-2.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #511
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13075
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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