Columbia (SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Capitals Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Kemper Amick League: AA Region III (moving from AA Region II) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS James Works 6'4" 300 Senior OL 5.20 Anthony Brown 5'11" 210 Senior QB 4.50 Sharquis Cooks 6'0" 195 Senior LB 4.50 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Casey Gladney 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.50 [Texas Tech] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several RBs, Big/Physical OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Spots RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 23.2 2011 National Rank: #2683 2011 State Rank: #57 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 18 2012 National Rank: #3346 2012 State Rank: #72 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3424 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 82-31 (31-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 35.2 2011 Points Against Average: 22.7 2011 Differential: +12.5 2011 Wins: #1190 Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (36-26), #4459 Carolina Academy (Greenville) (29-27), #6004 Lower Richland (Hopkins) (31-14), #6109 Lee Central (Bishopville) (68-43), #6520 Dreher (Columbia) (32-12), #6804 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (40-20), #7168 Gilbert (44-35), #7270 Brookland-Cayce (Cayce) (55-27), #9854 Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg) (46-7), #11970 Eau Claire (Columbia) (24-0) 2011 Losses: #1048 Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston) (49-20), #1810 Central (Pageland) (21-20), #2963 Hampton [Wade] (Greenville) (14-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 78-78 Recent League Championships: 2007 (AA Region IV), 2005 (AA Region IV), 2004 (AA Region IV) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Wilson (Florence), 8/24 Calhoun County (St. Matthews), 8/31 at Dreher (Columbia), 9/7 at Daniel [D. W.] (Central), 9/14 at Flora [A. C.] (Columbia), 9/28 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 10/4 at Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia), 10/12 Pelion, 10/19 at North Central (Kershaw), 10/26 at Eau Claire (Columbia) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Daniel [D. W.] (Central) (35.8), Flora [A. C.] (Columbia) (34.4), Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (31) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Kershaw) (-25.6), Eau Claire (Columbia) (-20), Pelion (-14.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (12.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5045 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |