Northridge (Layton, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Erik Thompson
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dayan Lake 5'10" 190 Senior DB/RB 4.39 [Brigham Young]
Ben Jackson 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.59
Noah Kramer 6'3" 270 Junior NG/OL 5.05

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Offensive Backfield, Experience In Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2013 National Rank: #2354
2013 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.7
2014 National Rank: #1881
2014 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #771
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 79-42 (48-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 24.8
2013 Points Against Average: 25.9
2013 Differential: -1.1
2013 Wins: #3790 Weber (Pleasant View) (36-27), #4150 Layton (29-28), #6442 Fremont (Plain City) (27-0), #9527 Viewmont (Bountiful) (47-7)
2013 Losses: #193 Helix (La Mesa, CA) (32-0), #425 Riverton (31-14), #848 Olympus (Salt Lake City) (21-17), #958 Logan (41-38), #1009 Davis (Kaysville) (27-13), #1298 Syracuse (45-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-42
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 East (Salt Lake City), 8/29 Olympus (Salt Lake City), 9/4 at Highland (Salt Lake City), 9/12 Viewmont (Bountiful), 9/19 Syracuse, 9/26 at Weber (Pleasant View), 10/3 Fremont (Plain City), 10/9 at Davis (Kaysville), 10/24 at Layton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East (Salt Lake City) (50.9), Davis (Kaysville) (37.1), Olympus (Salt Lake City) (29.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Viewmont (Bountiful) (-6.8), Fremont (Plain City) (6.1), Layton (8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1 (30.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1569
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%