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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Joe Groh
League: Southwest 10 (moving from Southwestern - Valley)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -20
2016 National Rank: #11581
2016 State Rank: #429
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -27.8
2017 National Rank: #12598
2017 State Rank: #487
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8066
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2
Dynasty Record: 91-52 (46-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.8
2016 Points Against Average: 26.7
2016 Differential: -4.9
2016 Wins: #13031 Martin (22-0), #13300 Marcellus (36-0), #14085 Bloomingdale (26-0), #14480 Eau Claire (44-0)
2016 Losses: #3795 Saugatuck (56-0), #6823 Constantine (60-14), #6961 Watervliet (48-24), #9119 Lawton (35-22), #9984 Hackett Catholic Prep (Kalamazoo) (41-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-41
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southwestern - South), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern South), 2004 (Southwestern South)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 vs Marcellus, 8/31 Beatty [Ross] (Cassopolis), 9/8 at Bangor, 9/22 at Marcellus, 9/22 Hartford, 9/29 at Bloomingdale, 9/29 at Martin, 10/6 at Mendon, 10/13 White Pigeon, 10/13 Fennville, 10/20 Eau Claire
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Beatty [Ross] (Cassopolis) (8.5), Mendon (2.2), Fennville (-22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eau Claire (-56.3), Bangor (-50.9), Bloomingdale (-44.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #511
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13524
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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