GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Butch Schaffer
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
David Robbins 6'4" 300 Senior OL/DL 5.00 [Florida State]
Brent Richardson 6'1.5" 180 Senior DB/ATH 4.60
Matt Baxter 5'10" 205 Senior LB/FB 4.80
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 30.1
2013 National Rank: #1789
2013 State Rank: #25
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 32.6
2014 National Rank: #1261
2014 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2750
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 77-39 [76-40 on the field] (74-32 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 26.8
2013 Points Against Average: 8.7
2013 Differential: +18.1
2013 Wins: #2171 Reservoir (Fulton) (24-6), #2201 Centennial (Ellicott City) (21-3), #2372 Howard (Ellicott City) (35-20), #3871 Hammond (Columbia) (35-3), #5923 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (49-8), #6270 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (14-6), #7159 Atholton (Columbia) (33-0), #9200 Long Reach (Columbia) (21-0), #10214 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (47-9)
2013 Losses: #806 River Hill (Clarksville) (7-3), #2171 Reservoir (Fulton) (34-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-61
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at River Hill (Clarksville), 9/12 Wilde Lake (Columbia), 9/19 Reservoir (Fulton), 9/26 at Hammond (Columbia), 10/2 at Howard (Ellicott City), 10/10 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 10/17 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 10/25 Centennial (Ellicott City), 10/31 at Long Reach (Columbia), 11/7 Atholton (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: River Hill (Clarksville) (35.7), Howard (Ellicott City) (28.6), Reservoir (Fulton) (27.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (-9.8), Atholton (Columbia) (-6.8), Long Reach (Columbia) (-3.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (16.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4111
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%