GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Karl Schmugge
League: Tri-Valley - West
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Casey Williams 5'11" 165 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2016 National Rank: #4323
2016 State Rank: #122
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.5
2017 National Rank: #3477
2017 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7650
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 84-58 (60-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.7
2016 Points Against Average: 14.9
2016 Differential: +13.8
2016 Wins: #4244 New Lothrop (24-20), #7399 Shrine Catholic (Royal Oak) (28-7), #7820 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (34-6), #7865 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (31-24), #8193 Pinconning (42-8), #8499 Hemlock (33-20), #11205 St. Louis (27-0), #11432 Merrill (27-0), #11865 St. Charles (27-17), #13643 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (47-0)
2016 Losses: #2331 Ithaca (17-6), #2834 Whiteford (Ottawa Lake) (40-21), #5305 Almont (35-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-54
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw), 8/31 at Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 9/8 at Hemlock, 9/15 Ithaca, 9/22 at St. Louis, 9/29 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 10/6 St. Charles, 10/13 at Pinconning, 10/20 New Lothrop
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ithaca (36.6), New Lothrop (8.5), Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-35.7), St. Louis (-23.6), St. Charles (-13.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 (-0.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8616
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%