Springport (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Matthew Schwartzkopf League: Big 8 Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Justin Bierwagen 6'4" 280 Senior OL/DL Dallas Burger 6'2" 190 Senior QB/DB Derek Keating 5'8" 155 Junior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, Return Many Starters From Playoff Team Team Weaknesses: Lost Top Defensive Players RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -12.9 2015 National Rank: #10696 2015 State Rank: #412 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.4 2016 National Rank: #9750 2016 State Rank: #368 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -13.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11971 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5 Dynasty Record: 66-59 (53-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 31.6 2015 Points Against Average: 33.8 2015 Differential: -2.2 2015 Wins: #9423 Concord (48-42), #11980 Quincy (22-20), #12316 Jonesville (38-20), #12605 Reading (44-16), #14336 Athens (48-20) 2015 Losses: #7113 Homer (46-0), #7113 Homer (54-28), #7599 Vandercook Lake (Jackson) (45-42), #7599 Vandercook Lake (Jackson) (27-14), #11339 Union City (48-32) 2015 Opponents W-L: 53-44 Recent League Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Vandercook Lake (Jackson) (40-7), 9/1/16 Reading (48-20) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Vandercook Lake (Jackson), 9/1 at Reading, 9/9 Union City, 9/16 Athens, 9/23 at Homer, 9/30 Concord, 10/7 Jonesville, 10/14 at Quincy Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Homer (6.7), Concord (-9.7), Vandercook Lake (Jackson) (-10.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Athens (-42.5), Reading (-28.5), Jonesville (-23.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 (-11.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #498 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12843 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%