Littleton (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Kurt Krantz League: 4A Pikes Peak (moving from 4A Plains) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Norwood 5'11" 180 Junior HB/OLB 4.55 Tyler Woodard 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.3 Ben Capra 5'9" 150 Senior OLB/RB 4.81 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Systems In Place Team Weaknesses: Have To Fill A Few Key Positions RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -11 2015 National Rank: #10341 2015 State Rank: #149 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.5 2016 National Rank: #8879 2016 State Rank: #131 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8209 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5 Dynasty Record: 59-74 (33-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 10.2 2015 Points Against Average: 29.5 2015 Differential: -19.3 2015 Wins: #10509 Golden (21-0), #11842 Green Mountain (Lakewood) (30-16), #13063 Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver) (14-6) 2015 Losses: #2136 Wheat Ridge (35-6), #2197 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (34-6), #2305 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (63-13), #3772 Ponderosa (Parker) (45-0), #6194 Standley Lake (Westminster) (41-6), #7623 Greeley Central (Greeley) (20-6), #8926 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (35-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-54 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Plains) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Gateway (Aurora), 9/8 at Golden, 9/17 at Kennedy [John F.] (Denver), 9/23 Adams City (Commerce City), 10/1 Washington [George] (Denver), 10/7 Rampart (Colorado Springs), 10/13 at Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs), 10/21 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/28 at Montrose, 11/4 at Coronado (Colorado Springs) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (23.8), Montrose (20.5), Washington [George] (Denver) (10.9) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Golden (-14.4), Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (-9.8), Coronado (Colorado Springs) (-8.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7300 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |