Manitou Springs (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Justin Armour League: 2A Tri-Peaks Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2009 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Colt Graham 6'0" 200 Senior TE/LB JD Barnes 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB Coty Blumenfield 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Aggressiveness, OL Team Weaknesses: New Coach/System, Lack Depth At Certain Positions RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: -2.7 2009 National Rank: #8775 2009 State Rank: #146 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2010 Starting Power Rating: -3.2 2010 National Rank: #8865 2010 State Rank: #150 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 2.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7008 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4 Dynasty Record: 39-28 (27-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 5-5 2009 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (5th) 2009 Points For Average: 21.4 2009 Points Against Average: 19.6 2009 Differential: +1.8 2009 Wins: #10723 La Junta (27-14), #11023 Buena Vista (19-7), #11603 Huerta Prep (Pueblo) (27-7), #12664 St. Mary's (Colorado Springs) (39-7), #13146 Ellicott (Calhan) (47-0) 2009 Losses: #1274 Kent Denver (Englewood) (37-14), #3558 Florence (33-0), #5288 Lamar (54-26), #6105 Colorado Springs Christian (Colorado Springs) (24-7), #7819 Trinidad (13-8) 2009 Opponents W-L: 51-55 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/27 at Florence, 9/3 Bishop Machebeuf (Denver), 9/10 at Gunnison, 9/17 Buena Vista, 9/24 at Lamar, 10/1 at St. Mary's (Colorado Springs), 10/8 Florence, 10/15 at Trinidad, 10/22 La Junta, 11/5 Colorado Springs Christian (Colorado Springs) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Florence (10.4), Lamar (6), Trinidad (0.6) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Colorado Springs) (-24.6), La Junta (-15.7), Buena Vista (-13.5) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7165 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2010 Projected League Finish: 5th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/27 at Florence [projection: 31-7 loss] |