Loyola (Los Angeles, CA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cubs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Michael Christensen League: Serra Section: Southern Playoff Division: Pac-5 (I) Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2010 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kodi Whitfield 6'3" 195 Senior DB/WR 4.70 [Stanford] Eamon McOsker 6'2" 195 Senior SS/WR 4.78 Chaz Anderson 6'0" 165 Senior CB/WR 4.70 [Boise State] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Jared Baker 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.5 [Arizona] Jerry Neuheisel 6'1" 185 Senior QB [UCLA] Lee Hightower 6'1" 170 Senior DB [Boise State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Key Positions, Talent At WR Team Weaknesses: Experience At RB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 34.6 2010 National Rank: #1102 2010 State Rank: #98 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 40.9 2011 National Rank: #442 2011 State Rank: #51 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 33.7 Dynasty National Rank: #635 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 21-30 (3-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 19.9 2010 Points Against Average: 29.2 2010 Differential: -9.3 2010 Wins: #326 Valencia (39-24), #558 Upland (30-13), #1196 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (10-7) 2010 Losses: #23 Mission Viejo (42-7), #67 Alemany (Mission Hills) (31-14), #238 Crespi (Encino) (41-7), #262 Bishop Amat (La Puente) (41-31), #266 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (37-15), #1228 Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (35-28), #1581 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (21-18) 2010 Opponents W-L: 81-36 Recent Section Championships: 2005 (I), 2003 (I) Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/8/11 Valencia (28-10) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 vs Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 9/9 vs West Covina, 9/16 at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 9/23 vs St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 9/30 at Upland, 10/8 vs Valencia, 10/21 vs Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 10/28 at Bishop Amat (La Puente), 11/4 at Alemany (Mission Hills), 11/11 vs Crespi (Encino) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Alemany (Mission Hills) (63.7), St. John Bosco (Bellflower) (57.9), Crespi (Encino) (57.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) (27.2), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (31.6), Valencia (43) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 47.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 vs Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) [projection: 22-13 win] |