Canisius (Buffalo, NY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rich Robbins League: Monsignor Martin Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyrone Wheatley Jr 6'6" 260 Senior TE/DE Josh Huffman 5'11" 185 Senior WR/CB Brad Zaffram 6'2" 220 Senior LB ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Chris Gangarossa 6'4" 305 Senior OL D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Qadree Ollison 6'1" 225 Senior RB [Pittsburgh] Augie Touris 6'4" 230 Senior TE [UTEP] Ryan Richards 6'2" 205 Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong Senior Class, Experience, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On OL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 48 2013 National Rank: #353 2013 State Rank: #3 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 48.7 2014 National Rank: #257 2014 State Rank: #2 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2204 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.5 Dynasty Record: 59-50 (22-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 27.8 2013 Points Against Average: 3.9 2013 Differential: +23.9 2013 Wins: #803 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (14-0), #1475 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (21-0), #1475 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (41-7), #3638 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (35-9), #5003 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (24-0), #5003 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (30-0), #6344 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (42-15), #6541 St. Mary's (Lancaster) (51-0), #9714 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (41-0) 2013 Losses: #77 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (3-0), #349 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (9-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 67-51 Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012, 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA) Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/26/13 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (41-0), 11/2/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (21-0), 11/14/13 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (30-0), 11/21/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (41-7) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/6 vs McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/13 vs Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 9/19 at Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 9/26 at Jamestown, 10/4 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/11 at Bishop Watterson (Columbus, OH), 10/18 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH), 10/24 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 11/1 vs St. Francis (Athol Springs) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (60.9), Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (53.2), Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (37.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (4.1), Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (17.5), St. Francis (Athol Springs) (18.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (24 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.4 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |