| Collegiate (Richmond, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Mark Palyo League: VISAA Virginia Prep Playoff Division: VISAA 1 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2014 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Will Allocca 6'1" 205 Senior QB/LB Grant Gorsline 5'10" 160 Senior CB/DL Charlie Tolleson 5'11" 185 Senior RB/SS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience/Leadership On Both Sides Of Ball, Hard-Working, Great Attitude Team Weaknesses: Lost 9 Defensive Starters, Top RB/WR Graduated, Will Rely On Quick Growth/Development Of Younger/Less-Experienced Players RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 29.5 2014 National Rank: #1928 2014 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 24 2015 National Rank: #2614 2015 State Rank: #73 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 25.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1349 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7 Dynasty Record: 91-31 (27-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 5-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 22.9 2014 Points Against Average: 20.6 2014 Differential: +2.3 2014 Wins: #2571 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (34-26), #3171 Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk) (48-21), #3598 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (28-7), #4716 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (35-14), #6678 Flint Hill (Oakton) (27-13) 2014 Losses: #350 Woodberry Forest (28-14), #644 Benedictine (Richmond) (28-7), #951 Episcopal (Alexandria) (31-7), #2081 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (17-6) 2014 Opponents W-L: 54-38 Recent State Championships: 2009 (VISFA 1), 2008 (VISFA 1), 2006 (VISFA 1), 2005 (VISFA 1), 2004 (VISFA 3), 2003 (VISFA 3) Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; VISFA Virginia Prep), 2006 (VISFA Virginia Prep), 2005 (VISFA Virginia Prep), 2004 (Virginia Prep) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach), 9/11 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 9/18 at Benedictine (Richmond), 9/26 Flint Hill (Oakton), 10/2 at Episcopal (Alexandria), 10/9 Woodberry Forest, 10/23 at Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union), 10/30 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 11/7 at St. Christopher's (Richmond) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Woodberry Forest (57.6), Episcopal (Alexandria) (45.7), Benedictine (Richmond) (43.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (5.4), Flint Hill (Oakton) (6.3), Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (10.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #722 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |