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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Morley Fraser
League: Saginaw Valley - Red
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dequez Weathers 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.55
Spencer Moulthrop 5'8" 165 Senior DB
Eric Lehman 5'10" 205 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -2.8
2016 National Rank: #8151
2016 State Rank: #279
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.7
2017 National Rank: #6426
2017 State Rank: #201
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5070
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 68-66 (53-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 27.3
2016 Points Against Average: 25.1
2016 Differential: +2.2
2016 Wins: #7421 Midland (28-14), #10145 Heritage (Saginaw) (17-14), #10545 Swartz Creek (13-12), #10560 Bay City Western (Auburn) (34-13), #12699 Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw) (49-0), #13228 Northwestern (Flint) (38-14)
2016 Losses: #3970 Dow [H. H.] (Midland) (34-14), #3970 Dow [H. H.] (Midland) (55-14), #5979 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (43-34), #6528 Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint) (52-32)
2016 Opponents W-L: 42-55
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 Frankenmuth, 8/31 at Dow [H. H.] (Midland), 9/8 Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint), 9/15 at Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw), 9/22 Midland, 9/29 at Carman-Ainsworth (Flint), 10/6 Glenn [John] (Bay City), 10/13 at Heritage (Saginaw), 10/20 Bay City Western (Auburn)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Frankenmuth (20.7), Dow [H. H.] (Midland) (15.8), Midland (9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw) (-27.5), Bay City Western (Auburn) (-16.3), Heritage (Saginaw) (-14.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (-1.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7805
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%