Brighton (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Casey Pelton League: 4A Longs Peak (moving from 5A Flatirons) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 0 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ian Helwick 6'2" 215 Junior DE Tony Almada 5'6" 170 Senior FS Dylan Kroll 5'9" 170 Junior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Defensive Players Which Saw Some Playing Time Return Team Weaknesses: Entire Starting Offense Lost To Graduation, Small Senior Class, Lack Size On OL RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -2.3 2015 National Rank: #8470 2015 State Rank: #118 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -13.8 2016 National Rank: #10791 2016 State Rank: #160 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6861 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.9 Dynasty Record: 63-68 (43-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 16.3 2015 Points Against Average: 21.2 2015 Differential: -4.9 2015 Wins: #7462 Gateway (Aurora) (21-14), #8137 Prairie View (Henderson) (14-12), #11855 Thornton (21-7), #12692 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (41-27) 2015 Losses: #2743 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (20-3), #3423 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (32-15), #3807 Westminster (42-0), #5748 Denver East (Denver) (13-8), #7359 Boulder (35-34), #9557 Northglenn (10-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 46-55 Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A East Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Prairie View (Henderson), 9/9 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs), 9/16 Heritage (Littleton), 9/23 at Monarch (Louisville), 9/30 Fort Collins, 10/7 Niwot, 10/15 at Grand Junction, 10/21 at Greeley West (Greeley), 10/28 Loveland, 11/4 at Broomfield Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Littleton) (31.4), Loveland (31.1), Greeley West (Greeley) (26) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Niwot (-21.6), Prairie View (Henderson) (-9.8), Grand Junction (4.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (2.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3850 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%