Wilde Lake (Columbia, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Mike Harrison League: Howard County Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Darius Nicholas 6'1" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.5 Isaiah Coulter 6'4" 185 Senior TE/DE 4.5 David Funderburk 6'4" 190 Senior DE/TE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All LBs Return, Very Athletic/Fast Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 12.4 2015 National Rank: #5051 2015 State Rank: #84 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 11.9 2016 National Rank: #5028 2016 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 16.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3086 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 87-54 [86-55 on the field] (77-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (tied for 6th) 2015 Points For Average: 20.7 2015 Points Against Average: 17.4 2015 Differential: +3.3 2015 Wins: #4930 River Hill (Clarksville) (33-13), #5909 Atholton (Columbia) (34-0), #7690 Hammond (Columbia) (12-8), #10950 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (35-0), #11498 Centennial (Ellicott City) (35-17) 2015 Losses: #948 Howard (Ellicott City) (35-0), #2614 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (40-32), #2988 Reservoir (Fulton) (12-8), #3929 Glenelg (15-11), #4154 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (34-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-52 Recent State Championships: 2010 Recent League Championships: 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 River Hill (Clarksville), 9/9 at Howard (Ellicott City), 9/16 at Glenelg, 9/23 Atholton (Columbia), 9/30 at Reservoir (Fulton), 10/7 Hammond (Columbia), 10/15 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 10/22 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 10/28 Centennial (Ellicott City), 11/4 at Oakland Mills (Columbia) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Howard (Ellicott City) (36.2), Reservoir (Fulton) (30.7), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (27) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Ellicott City) (-21.5), Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-10.2), Hammond (Columbia) (-5.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4495 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%