Upper Moreland (Willow Grove, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Gold/Purple
Coach: Adam Beach
League: Suburban One - American
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Dolan 6'5" 280 Senior OL/DL
Ryan Norton 6'2" 215 Senior TE/DE
Nick DeLucas 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Lines, Have 3 Solid RBs
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience, Inexperienced WRs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 12.1
2014 National Rank: #5087
2014 State Rank: #204
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2015 National Rank: #6187
2015 State Rank: #252
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5032
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 80-58 (43-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 28.5
2014 Points Against Average: 21.3
2014 Differential: +7.2
2014 Wins: #7027 Penncrest (Media) (30-12), #7423 Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (25-20), #7816 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham) (42-6), #7816 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham) (34-19), #8207 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (35-28), #9154 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (35-17), #9210 Wissahickon (Ambler) (44-21), #10037 Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) (42-6)
2014 Losses: #936 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (28-7), #1959 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (37-7), #3742 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (33-20), #5673 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (28-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 57-80
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2003 (Suburban One Freedom)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/28/14 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham) (34-19), 9/4/15 Penncrest (Media) (28-15), 9/11/15 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (27-6), 9/18/15 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (20-10)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Penncrest (Media), 9/11 at Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor), 9/18 at Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills), 9/25 Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham), 10/2 Cheltenham (Wyncote), 10/9 at Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting), 10/16 at Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia), 10/23 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington), 10/30 at Springfield Township (Erdenheim), 11/6 at Wissahickon (Ambler), 11/13 at Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (46.3), Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (16.4), Penncrest (Media) (11)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Wissahickon (Ambler) (-11.6), Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (-9.7), Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (-7.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (8.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6041
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%