Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Glen McNamee
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Mosey 5'11" 220 Senior RB/LB
Dalton Brill 6'3" 215 Senior OL/DL
Joe Wilk 6'3" 215 Senior TE/DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zayd Issah 6'4" 210 Senior ATH 4.55 [Penn State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs
Team Weaknesses: Graduated 16 Starters, Question Marks At Starting Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 41.4
2012 National Rank: #651
2012 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 27.6
2013 National Rank: #1871
2013 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 41.2
Dynasty National Rank: #330
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 51-14 (23-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 33.4
2012 Points Against Average: 17.5
2012 Differential: +15.9
2012 Wins: #432 Harrisburg (24-21), #1198 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (35-28), #1412 Manheim Township (Lancaster) (21-7), #1412 Manheim Township (Lancaster) (38-23), #1665 State College (32-7), #2637 Chambersburg (52-27), #3889 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (37-20), #4521 South Western (Hanover) (63-7), #4572 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (54-6), #7281 Carlisle (31-10)
2012 Losses: #271 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (24-7), #432 Harrisburg (27-21), #3058 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (21-19)
2012 Opponents W-L: 90-65
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Mid-Penn Commonwealth)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Manheim Township (Lancaster), 9/6 at Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg), 9/13 South Western (Hanover), 9/20 Chambersburg, 9/27 at State College, 10/4 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 10/11 Harrisburg, 10/18 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 10/25 at Carlisle, 11/1 at Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (50.8), Harrisburg (46.6), Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Carlisle (12.5), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (13.8), South Western (Hanover) (16)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5 (29 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #843
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%