Liberty (Bedford, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Chris Watts
League: Seminole (moving from 3A Conference 30)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 3.6
2015 National Rank: #7013
2015 State Rank: #184
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2016 National Rank: #6814
2016 State Rank: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #2353
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 96-53 (42-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.4
2015 Points Against Average: 48
2015 Differential: -20.6
2015 Wins: #2002 Brookville (Lynchburg) (40-34), #7237 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (53-50), #7963 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (42-40), #10868 Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (16-7)
2015 Losses: #364 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (63-13), #1301 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (52-14), #1860 Amherst County (Amherst) (70-38), #2116 Staunton River (Moneta) (69-26), #3131 Rustburg (47-14), #3824 Heritage (Lynchburg) (62-33), #9606 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (34-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 63-65
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A Conference 30), 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Seminole), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA), 2004 (Seminole AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (28-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Franklin County (Rocky Mount), 9/2 Rockbridge County (Lexington), 9/9 Staunton River (Moneta), 9/16 Hidden Valley (Roanoke), 9/23 Rustburg, 9/30 at Amherst County (Amherst), 10/7 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 10/21 at Brookville (Lynchburg), 10/28 Jefferson Forest (Forest), 11/4 at Heritage (Lynchburg)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Amherst County (Amherst) (38.5), Jefferson Forest (Forest) (36.2), Brookville (Lynchburg) (25.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rockbridge County (Lexington) (-10), Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (-9.7), Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (6.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (19.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2945
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 8th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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