Jefferson (Lafayette, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bronchos
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Andy Kennedy
League: North Central (moving from Hoosier Crossroads)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Collins 6'3" 180 Senior WR
Brandon Gawlik 5'10" 185 Senior QB
Alex Jones 5'10" 250 Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt Johnson 5'11" 175 Senior ATH 4.4 [Ball State]
Darian Green 5'10" 175 Senior ATH [Ball State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13
2013 National Rank: #4877
2013 State Rank: #110
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 3.7
2014 National Rank: #6771
2014 State Rank: #152
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2265
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 53-65 (28-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-9
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (9th)
2013 Points For Average: 12.9
2013 Points Against Average: 30.1
2013 Differential: -17.2
2013 Wins: #6367 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (26-0)
2013 Losses: #378 Westfield (38-14), #406 Fishers (44-0), #768 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers) (42-22), #924 Avon (54-14), #1518 Merrillville (39-18), #1555 Noblesville (24-13), #1644 Zionsville (14-7), #2785 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (18-15), #3109 Brownsburg (28-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 59-48
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Whiteland, 8/29 at St. Joseph (South Bend), 9/6 at McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/12 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette), 9/19 Kokomo, 9/26 at Anderson, 10/3 Richmond, 10/10 at Logansport, 10/17 at Huntington North (Huntington)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Whiteland (31.8), McCutcheon (Lafayette) (25.8), St. Joseph (South Bend) (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Anderson (-16.6), Logansport (-15), Huntington North (Huntington) (-6.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 (31.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6238
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%