| Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Firebirds Colors: Black/White Coach: Robert Lisher League: Sunflower Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Justin McCandless 6'2" 255 Senior G Matt Cole 5'9" 185 Senior LB/RB Henry Vaeono 6'0" 205 Senior LB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding Offense, Depth On Lines, Replacing QB RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 30.9 2009 National Rank: #1385 2009 State Rank: #20 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10 2010 Starting Power Rating: 20.9 2010 National Rank: #2683 2010 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 22.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1645 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 47-28 (31-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 8-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd) 2009 Points For Average: 36.5 2009 Points Against Average: 15.9 2009 Differential: +20.6 2009 Wins: #3486 West (Shawnee Mission) (22-15), #3754 East (Olathe) (38-7), #5942 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (49-0), #6128 Northwest (Olathe) (35-14), #7840 East (Shawnee Mission) (36-3), #9664 North (Shawnee Mission) (56-14), #11651 Lawrence (42-14), #12918 Leavenworth (55-0) 2009 Losses: #241 North (Olathe) (38-20), #241 North (Olathe) (41-28), #3754 East (Olathe) (29-20) 2009 Opponents W-L: 62-50 Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 South (Olathe), 9/11 at Leavenworth, 9/17 West (Shawnee Mission), 9/24 at North (Shawnee Mission), 10/1 East (Shawnee Mission), 10/8 at Olathe East (Olathe), 10/15 Northwest (Olathe), 10/21 at North (Olathe), 10/29 at Lawrence, 11/5 vs Olathe East (Olathe) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: North (Olathe) (42.4), West (Shawnee Mission) (20.7), Northwest (Olathe) (7.5) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Leavenworth (-26.9), Lawrence (-13.6), North (Shawnee Mission) (-5.1) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (14.4 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6300 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 South (Olathe) [projection: 34-19 win] |