Lincoln (Gahanna, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Bruce Ward
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #48

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathon Cooper 6'2.25" 235 Senior DE 4.6
Camaron Cheeseman 6'5" 215 Senior LS

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 40.2
2015 National Rank: #826
2015 State Rank: #57
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.7
2016 National Rank: #2211
2016 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.7
Dynasty National Rank: #778
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 81-58 (45-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.3
2015 Points Against Average: 16.7
2015 Differential: +11.6
2015 Wins: #789 Lancaster (28-21), #977 Reynoldsburg (31-8), #1437 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (43-31), #2877 Westerville South (Westerville) (20-13), #3248 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (30-3), St. John's (Brantford, Ontario) (50-0), #6326 Newark (45-7)
2015 Losses: #125 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (28-14), #729 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (35-22), #759 Westerville Central (Westerville) (28-21), #3378 Grove City (10-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-50
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Westerville Central (Westerville) (39-10), 9/2/16 Westerville South (Westerville) (23-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Westerville Central (Westerville), 9/2 Westerville South (Westerville), 9/9 St. John's (Brantford, Ontario), 9/16 at New Albany, 9/23 Dublin Coffman (Dublin), 9/30 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 10/7 Reynoldsburg, 10/14 at Lancaster, 10/21 at Grove City, 10/27 Pickerington North (Pickerington)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dublin Coffman (Dublin) (43.5), Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (43.2), Reynoldsburg (43.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Grove City (18.9), Westerville South (Westerville) (23.9), Pickerington North (Pickerington) (33.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7 (35.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #451
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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