Liberty (Colorado Springs, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Scarlet/Navy/Silver
Coach: Marc Sites
League: 4A Pikes Peak
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 0-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Christoffersen 6'0" 250 Senior OL/DL
Jeremy Caldwell 5'9" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.60
Hunter Wierenga 6'1" 165 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 Returning Starters On Each Side Of Ball, Positive Team Chemistry, Work-Ethic/Integrity
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6
2013 National Rank: #9348
2013 State Rank: #130
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1.5
2014 National Rank: #8288
2014 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8947
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 36-73 (27-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 7.2
2013 Points Against Average: 32.5
2013 Differential: -25.3
2013 Wins: #8640 Woodland Park (28-27), #11988 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (21-0)
2013 Losses: #445 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (42-0), #1527 Doherty (Colorado Springs) (49-7), #2559 Falcon (44-3), #4205 Ponderosa (Parker) (26-10), #4260 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (49-0), #4803 Canon City (29-3), #4932 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (35-0), #7523 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (24-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Foothills)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs), 9/5 at Widefield (Colorado Springs), 9/11 Coronado (Colorado Springs), 9/18 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs), 9/26 Pueblo County (Pueblo), 10/3 at Durango, 10/10 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs), 10/17 at Rampart (Colorado Springs), 10/25 Palmer Ridge (Monument), 10/31 at Air Academy (US Air Force Academy)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (49), Coronado (Colorado Springs) (32), Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-21.7), Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (-20.6), Widefield (Colorado Springs) (-9.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5270
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%