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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Clint Alexander
League: Saginaw Valley - Blue
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2020 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Jackson 5'11" 195 Senior RB/DB
Cross Dobbs 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Andy Hartman 6'6" 270 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top WR To Graduation, Replacing Entire Secondary

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 40
2020 National Rank: #537
2020 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: 24.6
2021 National Rank: #725
2021 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #2099
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 109-71 [108-72 on the field] (62-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 37.6
2020 Points Against Average: 24.9
2020 Differential: +12.7
2020 Wins: #412 Clarkston (42-35), #1232 Lake Orion (28-14), #1554 Saline (14-13), #3333 Lapeer (34-16), #6974 Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint) (56-14), #8894 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (68-38), #9748 Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw) (56-0)
2020 Losses: #88 Davison (46-21), #88 Davison (48-19)
2020 Opponents W-L: 47-29
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Kensington Lakes - West), 2013 (Kensington Lakes - West), 2011 (tied for 1st; Kensington Lakes - West), 2009 (Kensington Lakes - West), 2004 (tied for 1st; Big Nine)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 East Lansing, 9/3 at Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids), 9/10 at Dow [H. H.] (Midland), 9/17 Davison, 9/24 Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint), 10/1 at Carman-Ainsworth (Flint), 10/8 at Heritage (Saginaw), 10/15 Lapeer, 10/22 at Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: East Lansing (35.5), Davison (26.4), Forest Hills Central (Grand Rapids) (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Arthur] (Saginaw) (-40.9), Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (-33.3), Heritage (Saginaw) (-14.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (27.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2685
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%