| 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: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jess Speight 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL Patrick Kirchmier 6'3" 210 Senior ILB/FB Excellence Perry 5'10" 170 Senior TB/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Great Positive Approach, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 18.1 2015 National Rank: #3822 2015 State Rank: #107 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.5 2016 National Rank: #3183 2016 State Rank: #93 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1495 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5 Dynasty Record: 94-37 (28-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 17.1 2015 Points Against Average: 22.1 2015 Differential: -5 2015 Wins: #3012 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (20-18), #5010 Flint Hill (Oakton) (23-19), #8510 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (27-0) 2015 Losses: #360 Woodberry Forest (53-24), #387 Benedictine (Richmond) (42-14), #822 Episcopal (Alexandria) (2-0), #1826 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (13-3), #3307 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (24-22), #5301 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (28-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-32-2 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 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 9/24 at Flint Hill (Oakton), 9/30 Episcopal (Alexandria), 10/7 at Woodberry Forest, 10/14 at St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries), 10/21 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union), 10/28 at Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 11/5 St. Christopher's (Richmond) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodberry Forest (53.5), Episcopal (Alexandria) (43), Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (14.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (-1.1), St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (4.5), St. Christopher's (Richmond) (10.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2232 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |