Burgard (Buffalo, NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jason Kolb League: Section 6 B - West (moving from Section 6 B - Central) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2010 JV Record: 4-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Corvonte Jones 6'1" 185 Senior RB/LB Robert Sanders 6'0" 190 Senior FB/LB Jesse Foster 6'1" 190 Senior TE/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Line Size, LBs Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 14.9 2010 National Rank: #4293 2010 State Rank: #98 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 14 2011 National Rank: #4108 2011 State Rank: #94 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8308 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17 Dynasty Record: 24-22 (21-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 24.4 2010 Points Against Average: 13.7 2010 Differential: +10.7 2010 Wins: #6470 Eden (26-0), #6994 East (Buffalo) (36-14), #7284 Cheektowaga (40-20), #10460 South Park (Buffalo) (28-6), #12536 Kennedy [John F.] (Cheektowaga) (26-3), #12756 Akron (36-0) 2010 Losses: #1476 Alden (42-6), #2372 Lackawanna (26-16), #3627 Depew (12-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 50-34 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Harvard Cup) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/3 Pioneer (Yorkshire), 9/10 Lackawanna, 9/16 at Tonawanda, 9/23 at Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown), 10/1 Maryvale (Cheektowaga), 10/8 at Cheektowaga, 10/15 St. Mary's (Lancaster) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lackawanna (20.3), Pioneer (Yorkshire) (13.5), St. Mary's (Lancaster) (5.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tonawanda (-31.3), Maryvale (Cheektowaga) (-25.4), Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown) (-5.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (6.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9438 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21% Opener: 9/3 Pioneer (Yorkshire) [projection: 21-17 win]