Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln, NE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Lyle Ziems
League: C1 District 2 (moving from C1 District 5)
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 0-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marshall Oetting 5'9" 160 Senior QB/DB
Connor DeBusk 6'2" 160 Senior WR/DB
Riley Smith 6'1" 200 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Size, Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -6.4
2011 National Rank: #9603
2011 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -5.9
2012 National Rank: #9401
2012 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7881
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 39-41 (18-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.4
2011 Points Against Average: 27.8
2011 Differential: -5.4
2011 Wins: #11145 Fairbury (23-20), #12319 Fillmore Central (Geneva) (24-12), #12835 Gibbon (13-12), #13151 Falls City (28-0)
2011 Losses: #1568 Lincoln Christian (Lincoln) (49-28), #3478 Lakeview (Columbus) (53-33), #6731 Milford (28-21), #6959 Syracuse (41-6), #7908 Centennial (Utica) (35-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 39-43
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Concordia (Omaha), 9/7 at Douglas County West (Valley), 9/14 Raymond Central (Raymond), 9/21 at Falls City, 9/28 Auburn, 10/5 Lincoln Christian (Lincoln), 10/12 at Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland), 10/19 at Syracuse
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln Christian (Lincoln) (31.1), Syracuse (3.9), Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Falls City (-27.3), Douglas County West (Valley) (-20), Auburn (-19.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5 (-0.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8957
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%