Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Karl Schmugge League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hayden Heyn 5'10" 170 Junior RB/DB 4.75 Max Nordlie 5'10" 180 QB/S 5.1 Cole Broekhuizen 5'11" 245 Junior OL/DL 5.26 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athletic Junior Class, Backfield Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 3.5 2017 National Rank: #6075 2017 State Rank: #233 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.5 2018 National Rank: #7767 2018 State Rank: #304 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8291 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.1 Dynasty Record: 88-63 (64-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.3 2017 Points Against Average: 22.1 2017 Differential: +5.2 2017 Wins: #6157 Hemlock (38-16), #10917 Pinconning (41-6), #11125 St. Charles (38-0), #12180 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (48-7) 2017 Losses: #616 Ithaca (42-7), #3186 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (34-14), #3388 New Lothrop (35-24), #3534 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (34-14), #6539 St. Louis (25-22) 2017 Opponents W-L: 59-38 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 Mio-Au Sable (Mio), 8/30 Pinconning, 9/7 at St. Charles, 9/14 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw), 9/21 St. Louis, 9/28 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 10/5 Hemlock, 10/12 at Ithaca, 10/19 at Reese Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ithaca (17.3), Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (-1.6), St. Louis (-22.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mio-Au Sable (Mio) (-62.4), Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-41.8), Pinconning (-38) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -34.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #428 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10573 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%