Nimitz (Irving, TX)


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Steve Hohenberger
League: 5A Region I District 7
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #146

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2008 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eddrick Loften 5'11" 205 Senior SS/RB
JJ Gaines 5'11" 175 Sophomore QB
Damon Williams 6'3" 320 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Experience, Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Learning how to win

RATINGS
2008 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2008 National Rank: #7751
2008 State Rank: #690
Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2009 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2009 National Rank: #5429
2009 State Rank: #518
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3869
2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 14-46 (9-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2008 Overall Record: 1-9
2008 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2008 Points For Average: 19.2
2008 Points Against Average: 36.7
2008 Differential: -17.5
2008 Wins: #5651 Haltom (Haltom City) (20-12)
2008 Losses: #120 Cedar Hill (64-30), #907 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (28-0), #1111 Duncanville (31-7), #1752 Irving (27-0), #2461 Lamar (Arlington) (50-21), #2479 MacArthur (Irving) (50-42), #3124 North Garland (Garland) (30-21), #5114 Grand Prairie (37-14), #7534 Paschal (Fort Worth) (38-37)
2008 Opponents W-L: 49-58
Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/27/09 Haltom (Haltom City) (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2009 Schedule: 8/27 Haltom (Haltom City), 9/4 at Paschal (Fort Worth), 9/11 at North Garland (Garland), 9/18 at Lamar (Arlington), 9/25 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/2 at Irving, 10/9 Duncanville, 10/16 at MacArthur (Irving), 10/23 Grand Prairie, 11/6 at Cedar Hill
Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Hill (60), Duncanville (27.7), Lamar (Arlington) (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (4.3), Haltom (Haltom City) (11.7), Paschal (Fort Worth) (13.7)
2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #990
2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2009 Projected League Finish: 6th
2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 Haltom (Haltom City) [projection: 28-27 loss]