GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Butch Schaffer
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dakota Davis 6'5" 310 Senior OT
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2016 National Rank: #2113
2016 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.6
2017 National Rank: #1336
2017 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2527
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 103-51 [102-52 on the field] (95-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.5
2016 Points Against Average: 14.1
2016 Differential: +14.4
2016 Wins: #1257 Howard (Ellicott City) (25-20), #4416 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (21-7), #4440 River Hill (Clarksville) (49-7), #4440 River Hill (Clarksville) (38-7), #6004 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (35-13), #6051 Reservoir (Fulton) (17-13), #6387 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (29-7), #9891 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (42-12), #10011 Centennial (Ellicott City) (42-12), #11534 Hammond (Columbia) (44-0)
2016 Losses: #591 Franklin (Reisterstown) (30-7), #4393 Long Reach (Columbia) (35-7), #4416 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (20-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-69
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/2 at Howard (Ellicott City), 9/8 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 9/15 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 9/22 at Hammond (Columbia), 9/29 Reservoir (Fulton), 10/6 at Atholton (Columbia), 10/14 at Wilde Lake (Columbia), 10/21 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 10/27 at River Hill (Clarksville), 11/3 Centennial (Ellicott City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Howard (Ellicott City) (38), River Hill (Clarksville) (16.4), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Ellicott City) (-19.6), Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-16.3), Hammond (Columbia) (-10.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (13.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6237
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%