Liberty (Colorado Springs, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Scarlet/Navy/Silver
Coach: Marc Sites
League: 4A Foothills
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Gossage 6'4" 300 Senior OL/DL
Shawn Bossert 6'2" 185 Senior TE/DE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -10.9
2016 National Rank: #9907
2016 State Rank: #132
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.4
2017 National Rank: #9284
2017 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8790
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 47-92 (31-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 17
2016 Points Against Average: 30.8
2016 Differential: -13.8
2016 Wins: #8317 Widefield (Colorado Springs) (27-20), #11133 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (14-7), #11659 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (38-17)
2016 Losses: #2741 Ponderosa (Parker) (42-0), #4543 Pueblo South (Pueblo) (41-13), #4802 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (47-20), #5287 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (42-14), #6025 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (52-12), #8630 Standley Lake (Westminster) (20-18), #8710 Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (20-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-48
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/27 Rampart (Colorado Springs), 9/1 Widefield (Colorado Springs), 9/8 at Palmer Ridge (Monument), 9/14 Standley Lake (Westminster), 9/22 at Air Academy (US Air Force Academy), 10/6 at Ponderosa (Parker), 10/14 Pueblo South (Pueblo), 10/20 at Sand Creek (Colorado Springs), 10/27 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 11/3 at Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ponderosa (Parker) (29.9), Palmer Ridge (Monument) (21.9), Pueblo South (Pueblo) (18.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (-14), Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-12.1), Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (-11.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5875
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%