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: #26 RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -3.9 2021 National Rank: #6459 2021 State Rank: #153 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.3 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2022 Starting Power Rating: -17.5 2022 National Rank: #6079 2022 State Rank: #141 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -0.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8873 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6 Dynasty Record: 94-91 (68-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 5-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (5th) 2021 Points For Average: 24 2021 Points Against Average: 20.2 2021 Differential: +3.8 2021 Wins: #6059 Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) (34-6), #8530 Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian) (16-15), #9209 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (36-12), #11022 Wabasso (38-6), #12627 St. James/Butterfield-Odin (St. James) (60-13) 2021 Losses: #3204 Murray County Central (Slayton) (30-6), #3493 Pipestone (26-12), #4967 Dawson-Boyd (Dawson) (32-8), #5260 Martin County West (Sherburn) (34-16), #9474 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (28-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 52-47 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Gopher Valley AA), 2003 (Gopher Valley AA) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/1 Dawson-Boyd (Dawson), 9/9 at St. James, 9/16 Martin County West (Sherburn), 9/24 at Wabasso, 9/30 at Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian), 10/7 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm), 10/13 at Murray County Central (Slayton), 10/19 Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Murray County Central (Slayton) (-1.2), Dawson-Boyd (Dawson) (-11.1), Martin County West (Sherburn) (-14.3) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Wabasso (-44.9), New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (-29.5), Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian) (-28.9) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 (-8.1 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.1 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5878 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.