Liberal (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Redskins Colors: Red/Black Coach: Cliff Abbott League: Western Athletic Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Britton Abbott Junior QB Michael Begley Senior OL Trent Hammond Junior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Players, Offensive Firepower Team Weaknesses: Stopping Run RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 6.4 2011 National Rank: #6329 2011 State Rank: #94 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.7 2012 National Rank: #4525 2012 State Rank: #74 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3284 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 42-48 (13-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 22.1 2011 Points Against Average: 41.1 2011 Differential: -19 2011 Wins: #9194 West (Wichita) (42-40), #10586 Guymon (OK) (59-6) 2011 Losses: #210 Hutchinson (70-17), #515 Carroll (Wichita) (54-7), #1267 Hays (39-12), #1607 Ulysses (42-20), #1699 Garden City (52-21), #2165 Great Bend (37-14), #3689 Dodge City (30-7) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-37 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/28/11 West (Wichita) (42-40) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Ulysses, 9/7 vs Guymon (OK), 9/14 at Hays, 9/21 Dodge City, 9/28 at Garden City, 10/5 at Great Bend, 10/12 at Goddard, 10/19 Eisenhower (Goddard), 10/26 at Carroll (Wichita) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Wichita) (45.6), Ulysses (30.7), Garden City (27.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Guymon (OK) (-11.1), Goddard (-1.3), Dodge City (22.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1951 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%