Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Robert Lisher
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jay Dineen 6'2" 215 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryce Torneden 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.8

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 40.7
2015 National Rank: #797
2015 State Rank: #10
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2016 National Rank: #1565
2016 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 26.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1229
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 93-48 (62-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 16.3
2015 Differential: +16.3
2015 Wins: #1084 Northwest (Wichita) (52-34), #1424 East (Shawnee Mission) (32-20), #1660 Topeka (21-0), #2998 Manhattan (31-14), #3511 West (Wichita) (49-0), #3699 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (35-7), #6047 Leavenworth (43-7), #7443 South (Shawnee Mission) (56-6)
2015 Losses: #137 Derby (35-14), #911 Lawrence (14-12), #954 Olathe North (Olathe) (24-20), #1854 West (Shawnee Mission) (34-26)
2015 Opponents W-L: 83-42
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 West (Shawnee Mission), 9/9 at South (Shawnee Mission), 9/16 at Park Hill (Kansas City, MO), 9/23 at Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 9/30 South (Olathe), 10/7 Northwest (Olathe), 10/14 at Olathe East (Olathe), 10/21 Lawrence
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Park Hill (Kansas City, MO) (56.2), West (Shawnee Mission) (35.6), Lawrence (32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Olathe East (Olathe) (2.9), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (6), South (Shawnee Mission) (6.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (30.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1831
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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