Albany (NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Michael Ware League: Section 2 A - Grasso (moving from Section 2 A - Capital) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #85 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Elijah Temple 5'10" 150 Junior WR/DB 4.5 Charles Lipscomb 5'8" 170 Senior RB/LB 4.65 Jahquel Thompson 6'2" 180 Senior QB/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Transfer QB Team Weaknesses: Line Graduation Losses RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -42 2021 National Rank: #12718 2021 State Rank: #486 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -57.6 2022 National Rank: #12475 2022 State Rank: #464 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -9.7 Dynasty National Rank: #11274 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 47.9 Dynasty Record: 27-140 (10-93 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 0-7 2021 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (6th) 2021 Points For Average: 13.4 2021 Points Against Average: 38.1 2021 Differential: -24.7 2021 Wins: none 2021 Losses: #3594 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills) (49-0), #5588 Averill Park (48-0), #6827 Amsterdam (33-26), #9811 Columbia (East Greenbush) (42-8), #10329 South Glens Falls (60-34), #11164 Troy (8-0), #11241 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (27-26) 2021 Opponents W-L: 28-32 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/10 Troy, 9/16 at Mohonasen (Schenectady), 9/23 at Ballston Spa, 10/1 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills), 10/6 Columbia (East Greenbush), 10/7 at Columbia (East Greenbush), 10/14 Niskayuna, 10/22 at Queensbury, 10/29 South Glens Falls Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills) (-14), Ballston Spa (-25.5), Queensbury (-26.8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Troy (-50.2), Columbia (East Greenbush) (-41.2), South Glens Falls (-40.3) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.4 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10051 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%