Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Robert Lisher
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jay Dineen 6'2" 215 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.7
2016 National Rank: #679
2016 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2017 National Rank: #776
2017 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1111
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 102-51 (68-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.5
2016 Points Against Average: 16.4
2016 Differential: +19.1
2016 Wins: #1549 Lawrence (56-7), #1939 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (17-14), #2036 Garden City (42-7), #2462 Olathe South (Olathe) (35-10), #4464 Olathe East (Olathe) (28-14), #4543 South (Wichita) (52-14), #4851 Northwest (Olathe) (35-0), #7897 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (41-7), #10560 South (Shawnee Mission) (38-0)
2016 Losses: #61 Derby (49-21), #809 Park Hill (Kansas City, MO) (34-21), #2775 West (Shawnee Mission) (41-40)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-57
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at West (Shawnee Mission), 9/8 South (Shawnee Mission), 9/15 Park Hill (Kansas City, MO), 9/22 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 9/28 at Olathe South (Olathe), 10/5 at Northwest (Olathe), 10/13 Olathe East (Olathe), 10/20 at Lawrence
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Park Hill (Kansas City, MO) (44.5), Lawrence (31.8), Olathe South (Olathe) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South (Shawnee Mission) (-9.3), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (-1.8), Northwest (Olathe) (13.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (26.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2135
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%



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