Liberty (Bedford, VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Minutemen Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Chris Watts League: AA Seminole Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevon Lightfoot WR/DB 4.50 Hunter Taylor LB 4.70 Matt Smith RB/LB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -2.6 2011 National Rank: #8672 2011 State Rank: #232 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.9 2012 National Rank: #7225 2012 State Rank: #204 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1912 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.6 Dynasty Record: 70-34 (35-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 1-9 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2011 Points For Average: 16.8 2011 Points Against Average: 33 2011 Differential: -16.2 2011 Wins: #10684 Blacksburg (40-3) 2011 Losses: #258 Brookville (Lynchburg) (47-0), #2335 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (36-25), #3740 Amherst County (Amherst) (28-12), #3964 Staunton River (Moneta) (19-6), #4234 Heritage (Lynchburg) (42-0), #4670 Harrisonburg (41-20), #5096 Rustburg (21-12), #5872 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (49-19), #5935 Martinsville (44-34) 2011 Opponents W-L: 66-49 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA), 2004 (Seminole AA) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Blacksburg, 9/7 Staunton River (Moneta), 9/13 at Martinsville, 9/21 Heritage (Lynchburg), 9/28 at Rustburg, 10/5 Brookville (Lynchburg), 10/12 at Jefferson Forest (Forest), 10/19 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 10/26 at Harrisonburg, 11/2 at Amherst County (Amherst) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brookville (Lynchburg) (47.1), Jefferson Forest (Forest) (25.3), Amherst County (Amherst) (25) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blacksburg (-11.5), Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (-2.6), Martinsville (-2.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3032 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%