Manhattan (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Blue/White Coach: Joe Schartz League: Centennial Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2011 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Velez 6'2" 210 Senior RB/DL Jacob Holloway 6'1" 175 Senior QB/DB Winston Dimel 6'0" 190 Junior TE/DL D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Deante Burton 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.5 [Kansas State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Varsity Experience, Line Play Team Weaknesses: Team Unity, Replacing Several Seniors RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 38.1 2011 National Rank: #879 2011 State Rank: #13 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.6 2012 National Rank: #2502 2012 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.5 Dynasty National Rank: #888 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 70-23 (53-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 36.8 2011 Points Against Average: 17.6 2011 Differential: +19.2 2011 Wins: #621 Hayden (Topeka) (22-17), #1871 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (24-21), #2130 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (28-20), #2620 Emporia (31-7), #3442 Topeka (44-36), #3582 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (26-19), #3689 Dodge City (55-0), #7111 Highland Park (Topeka) (58-12), #7161 Seaman (Topeka) (33-9), #11052 West (Topeka) (56-14) 2011 Losses: #842 Derby (39-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 57-56 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Mill Valley (Shawnee), 9/7 at Emporia, 9/14 Seaman (Topeka), 9/21 Highland Park (Topeka), 9/28 at West (Topeka), 10/5 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh), 10/12 at Topeka, 10/19 Washburn Rural (Topeka), 10/26 at Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Emporia (31.1), Topeka (29.8), Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (27.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West (Topeka) (-18.1), Highland Park (Topeka) (3.3), Seaman (Topeka) (13.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (20.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2300 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |