Houghton Lake (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Green/White Coach: Joe Holloway League: Jack Pine Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jackson Blanchard 6'0" 160 Senior QB/FS 4.53 Shawn McKinnley 6'3" 250 Senior G/DE 5.1 Robert Press 6'0" 175 Junior RB/CB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nearly All Starters Return, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Replacing All-State RB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -8.4 2016 National Rank: #9382 2016 State Rank: #327 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.1 2017 National Rank: #6587 2017 State Rank: #208 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10886 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12 Dynasty Record: 54-76 (47-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 36.2 2016 Points Against Average: 23.4 2016 Differential: +12.8 2016 Wins: #9423 Beaverton (22-8), #9466 Harbor Springs (40-14), #12474 Meridian (Sanford) (54-12), #12835 Gladwin (44-14), #13905 Farwell (65-0) 2016 Losses: #5439 Clare (56-28), #6890 Roscommon (36-34), #6890 Roscommon (36-28), #9035 Breckenridge (38-29), #9620 Harrison (20-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-43 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 vs Mason County Central (Scottville), 9/1 at Harbor Springs, 9/8 at Clare, 9/15 at Beaverton, 9/22 at Meridian (Sanford), 9/29 Roscommon, 10/6 Harrison, 10/13 at Farwell, 10/20 Gladwin Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roscommon (7.5), Clare (1.2), Beaverton (-11.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Farwell (-47.1), Gladwin (-37.3), Harbor Springs (-23.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 (-8.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #472 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12546 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%