Burgard (Buffalo, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Kolb
League: Section 6 B - West
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #65

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 4-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Deshawn Harmon 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.50
Jamar Holmes 5'10" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.55
Daquan Walker 5'11" 165 Senior QB/CB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -13.5
2011 National Rank: #11042
2011 State Rank: #421
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: -13
2012 National Rank: #10909
2012 State Rank: #402
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8318
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 41-35 (34-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.1
2011 Points Against Average: 20.3
2011 Differential: -4.2
2011 Wins: #11071 East (Buffalo) (42-24), #13440 Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown) (26-0)
2011 Losses: #2992 Pioneer (Yorkshire) (14-6), #4470 Cheektowaga (27-14), #7045 Lackawanna (32-7), #7380 St. Mary's (Lancaster) (14-0), #10012 Tonawanda (20-16), #10555 Newfane (23-12), #10913 Maryvale (Cheektowaga) (29-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 38-43
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Harvard Cup)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/26/11 East (Buffalo) (42-24)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown), 9/8 Cheektowaga, 9/15 Griffith Institute (Springville), 9/21 at Maryvale (Cheektowaga), 9/28 at Lackawanna, 10/5 Tonawanda, 10/12 at Amherst Central (Amherst)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cheektowaga (10.4), Amherst Central (Amherst) (9.6), Griffith Institute (Springville) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown) (-30.1), Maryvale (Cheektowaga) (-10.3), Tonawanda (-8.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (-3.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #245
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8589
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%