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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Doug Bess
League: Southwestern Michigan (moving from Southwestern Michigan - East)
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank*: #51

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -6.9
2019 National Rank: #7991
2019 State Rank: #280
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -21.5
2020 National Rank*: #8920
2020 State Rank*: #313
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 5
Dynasty National Rank: #7489
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.5
Dynasty Record: 66-95 (37-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 26.3
2019 Points Against Average: 32.6
2019 Differential: -6.3
2019 Wins: #8077 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (32-29), #9507 Niles (49-42), #9672 Gull Lake (Richland) (36-13)
2019 Losses: #1854 Portage Northern (Portage) (47-0), #3424 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (27-13), #4113 St. Joseph (32-19), #7185 Portage Central (Portage) (21-19), #7860 Benton Harbor (28-21), #11352 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (54-48)
2019 Opponents W-L: 43-45
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - East), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - Central), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2004 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/18 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 9/25 at Gull Lake (Richland), 10/2 Lakeshore (Stevensville), 10/9 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 10/16 at Portage Central (Portage), 10/23 Mattawan, 10/30 at Portage Northern (Portage)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Portage Northern (Portage) (7.7), Lakeview (Battle Creek) (1.7), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (-10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Gull Lake (Richland) (-27.4), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-20.8), Mattawan (-15.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -11.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #221
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5956
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 8th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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