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: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Addison Darcy 6'3" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.09 Sam Knipe 6'1" 210 Junior S 4.5 Isaiah Edwards 6'0" 210 Senior RB 4.5 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Keaton Ellis 6'0" 180 Senior CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Returning, Have 2 Elite RBs, DL Depth/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Replacing 2-Year Starting QB, Lost 3 Of 4 DBs RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 43.8 2018 National Rank: #396 2018 State Rank: #13 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2019 Starting Power Rating: 27 2019 National Rank: #523 2019 State Rank: #18 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 43.8 Dynasty National Rank: #306 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8 Dynasty Record: 144-64 (70-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 12-2 2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 38.3 2018 Points Against Average: 19.9 2018 Differential: +18.4 2018 Wins: #428 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (35-28), #824 St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ) (19-7), #1851 Chambersburg (35-16), #1993 McDowell (Erie) (55-20), #2014 Hollidaysburg (49-22), #2565 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (16-13), #3157 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (39-15), #3322 Delaware Valley (Milford) (56-19), #4243 Altoona (49-14), #4719 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (35-12), #4719 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (42-7), #4733 Carlisle (56-17) 2018 Losses: #120 Harrisburg (32-17), #164 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (56-33) 2018 Opponents W-L: 96-69 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Mifflin County (Lewistown), 8/30 St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ), 9/6 Hollidaysburg, 9/13 at Carlisle, 9/20 at Chambersburg, 9/27 at Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 10/4 Harrisburg, 10/11 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 10/18 at Altoona, 10/25 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Harrisburg (34.8), Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (25), St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ) (21.7) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Altoona (-16.3), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-15.9), Carlisle (-11.4) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 (24.5 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1192 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |