GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Butch Schaffer
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #16
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Glenn Lucas 5'10" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.80
Nick Crabill 5'10" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.70
JT Komsa 6'1" 200 Senior OL/DE 4.90
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Colin Osborne 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.4 [Navy]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 20
2010 National Rank: #3261
2010 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2011 National Rank: #5330
2011 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #3484
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 31-21 (31-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (tied for 5th)
2010 Points For Average: 21.8
2010 Points Against Average: 19.2
2010 Differential: +2.6
2010 Wins: #4375 Long Reach (Columbia) (36-26), #4520 Howard (Ellicott City) (29-21), #4957 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (19-13), #6779 Centennial (Ellicott City) (28-14), #10881 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (44-6)
2010 Losses: #684 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (26-19), #1043 River Hill (Clarksville) (14-7), #1124 Hammond (Columbia) (26-14), #1395 Atholton (Columbia) (14-0), #3516 Reservoir (Fulton) (32-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/12/11 Centennial (Ellicott City) (34-0), 9/16/11 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (28-8)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Atholton (Columbia), 9/12 at Centennial (Ellicott City), 9/16 at Wilde Lake (Columbia), 9/23 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 9/30 at Hammond (Columbia), 10/6 at Long Reach (Columbia), 10/14 Reservoir (Fulton), 10/22 Howard (Ellicott City), 10/28 at River Hill (Clarksville), 11/4 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (34.4), Wilde Lake (Columbia) (33.8), River Hill (Clarksville) (32.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Ellicott City) (-5.9), Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (-2.8), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (12)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2102
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 9th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Atholton (Columbia) [projection: 24-6 loss]