| Howard (Wilmington, DE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Dan Ritter League: Blue Hen Flight - B Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 5.5 2012 National Rank: #6624 2012 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 8.4 2013 National Rank: #5641 2013 State Rank: #15 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4981 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2 Dynasty Record: 42-12 (30-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 8-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 27.1 2012 Points Against Average: 13.7 2012 Differential: +13.4 2012 Wins: #9283 Brandywine (Wilmington) (34-0), #9488 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (42-6), #9666 Wilmington Charter (Wilmington) (14-9), #9992 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (32-18), #11075 Tatnall (Wilmington) (30-7), #12422 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (32-14), #12556 Pencader (New Castle) (46-0), #13420 Christiana (Newark) (36-0) 2012 Losses: #2076 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (35-6), #3737 Indian River (Dagsboro) (35-14), #4944 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (27-12) 2012 Opponents W-L: 53-63 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 Wilmington Charter (Wilmington), 9/14 at McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 9/21 at Christiana (Newark), 9/28 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 10/5 at Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 10/11 St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 10/18 at Smyrna, 10/26 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington), 10/31 Brandywine (Wilmington), 11/9 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (38.2), St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (12.7), Smyrna (4.8) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (-40.5), Christiana (Newark) (-36.1), Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (-21.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-3 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10540 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |