| Elizabeth (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Michael Zoesch League: 2A Colorado (moving from 3A Colorado 7) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ty Oliver 5'9" 150 Senior QB/DB Wyatt Thies 6'4" 200 Senior TE/DE R.J. Wagner 6'2" 220 Senior OL/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience/Leadership On Lines Team Weaknesses: Lack Skill Position Speed/Experience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -22.6 2015 National Rank: #12324 2015 State Rank: #174 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -28.1 2016 National Rank: #12897 2016 State Rank: #188 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6039 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.8 Dynasty Record: 91-53 [90-54 on the field] (69-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 6th) 2015 Points For Average: 18.9 2015 Points Against Average: 32.2 2015 Differential: -13.3 2015 Wins: #12645 Fort Lupton (21-7), #12884 Sierra (Colorado Springs) (45-24) 2015 Losses: #1413 Fort Morgan (56-7), #5076 Sterling (26-7), #7456 Lutheran (Parker) (42-14), #8064 Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (54-27), #8648 Conifer (41-20), #9144 Weld Central (Keenesburg) (26-14), #11835 Skyview (Thornton) (14-13), #13851 Englewood (32-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 49-55 Recent State Championships: 2010 (3A) Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A Metro - East), 2012 (3A Metro - East), 2010 (3A Metro - South), 2007 (3A North Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Woodland Park, 9/9 Alameda (Lakewood), 9/16 at La Junta, 9/23 Florence, 9/30 at Kent Denver (Englewood), 10/7 Sheridan (Denver), 10/14 at Ridge View Academy (Watkins), 10/21 Englewood, 10/28 at Bishop Machebeuf (Denver) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: La Junta (29.2), Kent Denver (Englewood) (11), Florence (4.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sheridan (Denver) (-47.1), Englewood (-45.5), Ridge View Academy (Watkins) (-13.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10712 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |