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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Maize/Blue
Coach: Andrew Pratley
League: Southwestern Michigan (moving from Southwestern Michigan - West)
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Griffin Shinrock 6'3" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Troy Pratley 5'9" 170 Senior QB 4.8
Sam Simpson 6'5" 240 Senior DE/TE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Two 3-Year Starters, 4 Of 5 OL Return
Team Weaknesses: Youth Defensively

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2019 National Rank: #4012
2019 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 0.1
2020 National Rank*: #4203
2020 State Rank*: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3406
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19
Dynasty Record: 110-66 [109-67 on the field] (55-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 27.2
2019 Points Against Average: 19.8
2019 Differential: +7.4
2019 Wins: #5904 Mattawan (42-20), #7185 Portage Central (Portage) (34-7), #7176 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (22-14), #8127 Central (Battle Creek) (32-19), #9507 Niles (55-7), #11352 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (44-18)
2019 Losses: #632 DeWitt (30-14), #1031 Edwardsburg (42-8), #1854 Portage Northern (Portage) (27-21), #3424 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (14-0)
2019 Opponents W-L: 61-43
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - West), 2009 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - West), 2008 (Southwestern Michigan - West), 2007 (Southwestern Michigan - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/18 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 9/25 at Okemos, 10/2 Portage Central (Portage), 10/9 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 10/23 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 10/30 Gull Lake (Richland), 11/6 Harper Creek (Battle Creek), 11/14 Lakeshore (Stevensville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakeview (Battle Creek) (1.7), Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (-4.9), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (-10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Gull Lake (Richland) (-27.4), Okemos (-22.2), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-20.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (9.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #277
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7018
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 19%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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