State College (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Little Lions Colors: Gray/Scarlet Coach: Matt Lintal League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Keaton Ellis 6'1" 170 Senior C/WR 4.38 Cohen Russell 5'7.5" 175 Senior C/WR 4.39 Isaiah Edwards 6'1" 200 Junior RB/OLB 4.45 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Seniors At WR/C/T/DE/OLB/S RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 43 2017 National Rank: #525 2017 State Rank: #16 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1 2018 Starting Power Rating: 34 2018 National Rank: #338 2018 State Rank: #9 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 43.8 Dynasty National Rank: #319 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8 Dynasty Record: 132-62 (64-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 43.2 2017 Points Against Average: 22.4 2017 Differential: +20.8 2017 Wins: #947 Delaware Valley (Milford) (21-14), #1854 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (31-10), #1934 Erie (48-12), #2700 Hollidaysburg (55-27), #2855 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (34-14), #4730 Carlisle (70-14), #7276 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (45-12), #8394 Mechanicsburg (62-25), #8612 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (56-7), #9237 Chambersburg (70-20) 2017 Losses: #16 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (49-21), #282 Harrisburg (51-28), #611 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (36-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 90-60 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 8/31 at St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ), 9/7 at Hollidaysburg, 9/14 Carlisle, 9/21 Chambersburg, 9/28 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 10/6 at Harrisburg, 10/12 at Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 10/19 Altoona, 10/26 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ) (27.8), Harrisburg (23.8), Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chambersburg (-24.7), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-19.1), Altoona (-11.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (30.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1985 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51% |