GENERAL
Nickname: Sabercats
Colors: Red/Black/Yellow
Coach: Ryan Hollingshead
League: 5A Pioneer (moving from 4A South Metro)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Brendan McGowan 6'3" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.80
Tim Hunsaker 6'2" 270 Senior OL/DT 5.15
Jacob Rolfson 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.75
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nate Shepherd 6'3" 280 Senior OG [Northern Colorado]
Parker Kitching 6'4" 290 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced LBs, Young Players Should Fill In Some Gaps, Playoff Experience
Team Weaknesses: DBs Must Improve, A Few Holes To Fill On OL
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2011 National Rank: #923
2011 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2012 Starting Power Rating: 27.7
2012 National Rank: #1751
2012 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -2
Dynasty National Rank: #8897
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.9
Dynasty Record: 27-38 (16-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 36.4
2011 Points Against Average: 22.5
2011 Differential: +13.9
2011 Wins: #2052 Wheat Ridge (28-13), #2106 Longmont (42-16), #3146 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (54-39), #4416 Ponderosa (Parker) (31-24), #5278 Green Mountain (Lakewood) (35-27), #6792 Durango (49-21), #6830 Conifer (53-15), #7105 Brighton (35-6), #7820 Legend (Parker) (34-3), #9112 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (44-7), #11774 Littleton (52-13)
2011 Losses: #35 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) (54-7), #35 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) (55-9)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-60
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Brighton, 9/7 at Douglas County (Castle Rock), 9/15 at Doherty (Colorado Springs), 9/21 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 9/27 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs), 10/5 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 10/12 at Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 10/19 Heritage (Littleton), 10/26 at Legend (Parker)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) (60.4), Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (28.3), Douglas County (Castle Rock) (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (-14.3), Doherty (Colorado Springs) (-11), Legend (Parker) (1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (20.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%