Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chargers Colors: Navy/Columbia/White Coach: Jim Buboltz League: South - Central Silver (moving from Southwest - East) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #14 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 0.2 2022 National Rank: #5603 2022 State Rank: #135 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.3 2023 Starting Power Rating: -13.2 2023 National Rank: #4602 2023 State Rank: #103 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -12.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8875 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 21-26 (12-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 6-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 5th) 2022 Points For Average: 27.2 2022 Points Against Average: 14.6 2022 Differential: +12.6 2022 Wins: #2802 Dawson-Boyd (Dawson) (34-28), #6618 Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian) (36-15), #9997 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (28-6), #10552 St. James (26-12), #10761 Sibley East (Arlington) (40-8), #11905 Wabasso (58-0) 2022 Losses: #3000 Springfield/Comfrey (Springfield) (22-12), #4289 Pipestone (21-18), #4383 Martin County West (Sherburn) (13-6), #4744 Murray County Central (Slayton) (21-14) 2022 Opponents W-L: 49-50 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Gopher Valley AA), 2003 (Gopher Valley AA) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/31 Sibley East (Arlington), 9/8 at Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal), 9/15 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur), 9/22 Luverne, 9/29 at Pipestone, 10/6 Jackson County Central (Jackson), 10/13 at Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls), 10/18 at Maple River (Mapleton) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson County Central (Jackson) (1.6), Pipestone (-13.1), Maple River (Mapleton) (-14.5) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (-49.4), Sibley East (Arlington) (-48.4), Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (-40.7) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11 (-7.3 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.5 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.5 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7287 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 5th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.