Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chargers Colors: Navy/Columbia/White Coach: Jim Buboltz League: Southwest - East Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #24 RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: -8.3 2020 National Rank: #7646 2020 State Rank: #187 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: -16.1 2021 National Rank: #6517 2021 State Rank: #155 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -0.7 Dynasty National Rank: #9056 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4 Dynasty Record: 89-86 (64-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 4-4 2020 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2020 Points For Average: 27.6 2020 Points Against Average: 21.4 2020 Differential: +6.2 2020 Wins: #10066 Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian) (24-6), #10453 Sleepy Eye (40-0), #11099 Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (Alden) (45-0), #13032 St. James/Butterfield-Odin (St. James) (47-0) 2020 Losses: #2214 Wabasso (48-6), #4263 Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) (43-26), #6399 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (Tracy) (34-12), #7377 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (40-21) 2020 Opponents W-L: 23-34 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Gopher Valley AA), 2003 (Gopher Valley AA) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 9/3 at Dawson-Boyd (Dawson), 9/10 St. James/Butterfield-Odin (St. James), 9/18 at Martin County West (Sherburn), 9/24 Wabasso, 10/1 Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian), 10/8 at New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm), 10/15 Murray County Central (Slayton), 10/20 at Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Wabasso (4.7), Murray County Central (Slayton) (0.8), Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) (-5.3) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: St. James/Butterfield-Odin (St. James) (-59.1), Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian) (-32.5), Martin County West (Sherburn) (-26.8) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 (-11.5 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #190 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7229 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2021 Projected League Finish: 5th 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.