| Wayland (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Green/White Coach: Mike Doupe League: Ottawa-Kent - Gold Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Arrow Kotarak Senior OL Mason Miller Senior DE Ian Carpenter Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 4 2016 National Rank: #6476 2016 State Rank: #203 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -6.5 2017 National Rank: #8910 2017 State Rank: #304 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5212 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6 Dynasty Record: 46-87 (32-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 19.2 2016 Points Against Average: 28.6 2016 Differential: -9.4 2016 Wins: #6553 Forest Hills Eastern (Ada) (30-27), #9272 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (10-7), #11723 Union (Grand Rapids) (54-16) 2016 Losses: #1296 East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) (42-0), #1569 Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids) (24-8), #1620 Christian (Grand Rapids) (41-36), #3932 South Christian (Grand Rapids) (39-7), #4416 Wyoming (34-20), #4985 Adrian (27-8) 2016 Opponents W-L: 46-45 Recent League Championships: 2007, 2003 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent Gold) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Union (Grand Rapids), 8/31 Adrian, 9/8 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville), 9/15 at Wyoming, 9/22 South Christian (Grand Rapids), 9/29 at Forest Hills Eastern (Ada), 10/6 East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids), 10/13 at Christian (Grand Rapids), 10/20 Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christian (Grand Rapids) (35.3), Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids) (32.1), East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) (31.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Union (Grand Rapids) (-16.8), Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (-13.4), Adrian (7.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3576 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |