Bedford (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bison Colors: Blue/White Coach: Kevin Steele League: Laurel Highlands Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #55 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 0-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marcus Shippey 6'3" 220 Senior QB/LB 5.00 Dakota Hess 5'11" 170 Senior RB/CB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Lines, Senior Class Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 5.7 2010 National Rank: #6481 2010 State Rank: #284 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.9 2011 National Rank: #5776 2011 State Rank: #267 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #7760 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1 Dynasty Record: 21-34 (16-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (8th) 2010 Points For Average: 16.5 2010 Points Against Average: 23.7 2010 Differential: -7.2 2010 Wins: #5483 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (28-0), #7691 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (12-0), #8632 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (22-7), #9266 Cambria Heights (Patton) (37-34), #10490 Somerset (32-12) 2010 Losses: #914 Forest Hills (Sidman) (41-6), #1468 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (35-8), #3620 Richland (Johnstown) (50-8), #3837 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (28-6), #4850 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (30-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 57-54 Recent League Championships: 2004 (Laurel Highlands 1) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Cambria Heights (Patton), 9/9 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 9/16 at Richland (Johnstown), 9/23 Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/1 at Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/7 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 10/14 at Somerset, 10/21 at Penn Cambria (Cresson), 10/28 Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 11/4 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (37.3), Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (24.6), Richland (Johnstown) (19.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Somerset (-12.4), Cambria Heights (Patton) (-10.2), Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (-5.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4551 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 9th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Cambria Heights (Patton) [projection: 38-21 win]