GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderhawks
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold/Silver
Coach: Todd Riccio
League: 5A East Metro (moving from 4A Mountain Plains)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #45
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Cole Barone 5'10" 185 RB 4.60
Connor Simpson 6'4" 245 OL/MLB 4.70
R.J. Ramirez 5'6" 155 RB 4.50
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Vaden 6'3" 170 Senior WR 4.6 [Colorado State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, RBs, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.1
2011 National Rank: #7914
2011 State Rank: #113
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: -8.9
2012 National Rank: #10106
2012 State Rank: #150
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10514
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 21-39 (14-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.6
2011 Points Against Average: 18.9
2011 Differential: -2.3
2011 Wins: #5278 Green Mountain (Lakewood) (34-24), #9330 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (28-7), #9736 Standley Lake (Westminster) (41-6), #13819 Adams City (Commerce City) (18-0)
2011 Losses: #1127 Monarch (Louisville) (34-0), #2052 Wheat Ridge (42-20), #2932 Frederick (6-0), #6717 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (35-0), #7105 Brighton (14-12), #9734 Golden (21-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 52-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Grand Junction, 8/31 Legend (Parker), 9/7 Boulder, 9/14 at Overland (Aurora), 9/28 at Northglenn, 10/5 Westminster, 10/12 at Brighton, 10/19 Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver), 10/26 Thornton
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Junction (43.5), Northglenn (25.9), Brighton (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver) (-23.6), Overland (Aurora) (0.9), Legend (Parker) (1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%