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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mick Enders
League: Southwestern Michigan - West
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2015 National Rank: #1958
2015 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 32.7
2016 National Rank: #1470
2016 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1757
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 93-42 (54-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 35.6
2015 Points Against Average: 11.3
2015 Differential: +24.3
2015 Wins: #3260 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (28-21), #3698 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (7-6), #4286 Benton Harbor (28-0), #5130 Portage Northern (Portage) (42-7), #6097 Mattawan (49-7), #9450 Niles (56-0), #9493 Gull Lake (Richland) (63-16), #10253 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (56-0)
2015 Losses: #1337 Byron Center (34-21), #1809 St. Joseph (22-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-49
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Southwestern Michigan - Central), 2006 (Southwestern Michigan - Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Mattawan (35-0), 9/1/16 Central (Battle Creek) (42-8)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Mattawan, 9/1 at Central (Battle Creek), 9/9 Lakeshore (Stevensville), 9/16 at Traverse City Central (Traverse City), 9/23 Lakeview (Battle Creek), 9/30 Niles, 10/7 at Portage Northern (Portage), 10/14 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 10/21 at St. Joseph
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (39.6), Traverse City Central (Traverse City) (29.4), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mattawan (-3.1), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-0.1), Niles (0.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (14.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3896
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%