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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Don Eastman
League: Southwestern Michigan (moving from Southwestern Michigan - East)
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #53

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Foster 5'10" 230 Senior RB/LB
Parker Ray 6'3" 175 WR/S
Jeremy Hunt 5'10" 225 OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 5 Of Top 6 OL Return, Successful JV Team Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Lost 8 Defensive Starters, Top Players At RB/WR Graduated

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -14.3
2019 National Rank: #9574
2019 State Rank: #339
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -27.4
2020 National Rank*: #10093
2020 State Rank*: #358
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8577
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 28.8
Dynasty Record: 68-90 (56-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 2-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2019 Points For Average: 13.9
2019 Points Against Average: 30.6
2019 Differential: -16.7
2019 Wins: #9507 Niles (12-10), #11352 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (23-14)
2019 Losses: #1264 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (28-6), #1854 Portage Northern (Portage) (53-14), #3424 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (51-34), #7176 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (27-16), #7185 Portage Central (Portage) (21-7), #8077 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (35-0), #8127 Central (Battle Creek) (36-13)
2019 Opponents W-L: 51-41
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Wolverine B), 2006 (tied for 1st; Wolverine B)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Portage Northern (Portage) (7.7), St. Joseph (0.1), Waverly (Lansing) (-10)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Central (Battle Creek) (-21.5), Mattawan (-15.8), Portage Central (Portage) (-14.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #168
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4997
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 9th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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