Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Robert Lisher
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Scott Frantz 6'6" 280 Senior OL 5.4 [Kansas State]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Fred Wyatt 6'4" 255 Senior DT [Northwestern]
Joe Dineen 6'2" 200 Senior DB 4.5 [Kansas]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.3
2013 National Rank: #986
2013 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 35.1
2014 National Rank: #1022
2014 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1477
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 77-40 (56-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.1
2013 Points Against Average: 15.4
2013 Differential: +15.7
2013 Wins: #520 East (Shawnee Mission) (17-10), #1218 Olathe East (Olathe) (28-26), #3743 West (Shawnee Mission) (35-14), #3985 Lawrence (28-10), #4106 Leavenworth (25-23), #4342 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (20-3), #4342 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (40-14), #8534 Wyandotte (Kansas City) (55-14), #9243 North (Shawnee Mission) (57-7)
2013 Losses: #661 North (Olathe) (22-18), #661 North (Olathe) (26-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-60
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/4/14 West (Shawnee Mission) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/4 at West (Shawnee Mission), 9/12 Olathe North (Olathe), 9/19 at Lawrence, 9/26 Leavenworth, 10/3 East (Shawnee Mission), 10/10 at South (Shawnee Mission), 10/17 Washburn Rural (Topeka), 10/24 at Manhattan, 10/31 at Topeka
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Olathe North (Olathe) (55.7), East (Shawnee Mission) (44.9), Topeka (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West (Shawnee Mission) (9.5), Leavenworth (16.4), Lawrence (17)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (22.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #749
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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