Alief Elsik (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Columbia/White
Coach: Bill Barron
League: 5A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #130

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jerry Bynum 6'0" 190 RB 4.50
Alwyn Edwards 6'0" 230 OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2010 National Rank: #3996
2010 State Rank: #428
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.9
2011 National Rank: #3075
2011 State Rank: #354
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4233
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 20-31 (16-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 28.5
2010 Points Against Average: 27.4
2010 Differential: +1.1
2010 Wins: #3585 Kingwood (27-14), #5199 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (21-14), #5341 Aldine (Houston) (49-17), #10191 MacArthur (Houston) (54-12)
2010 Losses: #762 Alief Taylor (Houston) (37-21), #1253 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (24-14), #1715 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (35-30), #1990 Angleton (42-41), #2488 Clear Lake (Houston) (44-26), #3457 Alief Hastings (Houston) (35-17), #5484 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (27-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 56-62
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/11 Clear Lake (Houston) (49-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Kingwood, 9/1 at Clear Lake (Houston), 9/9 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City), 9/16 Angleton, 9/24 at Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 9/30 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston), 10/8 at Aldine (Houston), 10/15 Alief Taylor (Houston), 10/22 at MacArthur (Houston), 10/28 Alief Hastings (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (32.1), Alief Taylor (Houston) (28.5), Angleton (26.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: MacArthur (Houston) (-11), Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (5.9), Aldine (Houston) (7.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18 (20.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #409
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2868
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Kingwood [projection: 28-22 win]