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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Rodney Southern
League: 5A Region II District 12
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #114

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Davis Butler 6'0" 185 Senior LB 4.50
Shane Ward 5'10" 170 Senior DB 4.70
Durham Smythe 6'5" 215 Senior TE 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
David Ash 6'3" 190 Senior QB 4.80 [Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Receivers
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Young RB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28
2010 National Rank: #1850
2010 State Rank: #231
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2011 National Rank: #2532
2011 State Rank: #296
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2703
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 21-32 [20-33 on the field] (15-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 36.9
2010 Points Against Average: 41.3
2010 Differential: -4.4
2010 Wins: #2088 Bryan (36-27), #2605 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (37-34), #3622 Harker Heights (41-37), #6180 Temple (42-24), #8433 Shoemaker (Killeen) (44-21)
2010 Losses: #111 Longview (52-20), #158 Abilene (36-27), #225 Midway (Waco) (60-26), #273 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (56-49), #556 Copperas Cove (41-21), #2107 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (66-63)
2010 Opponents W-L: 69-58
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/27/11 Foster (Richmond) (24-20), 9/2/11 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (58-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/27 vs Foster (Richmond), 9/2 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin), 9/9 at Midway (Waco), 9/23 at Copperas Cove, 9/30 Harker Heights, 10/7 at Shoemaker (Killeen), 10/14 at Temple, 10/21 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/28 at Bryan, 11/4 A&M Consolidated (College Station)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: A&M Consolidated (College Station) (51), Midway (Waco) (46.1), Copperas Cove (41)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shoemaker (Killeen) (-2.8), Temple (9.5), Foster (Richmond) (16.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8 (33.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #690
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 vs Foster (Richmond) [projection: 34-27 win]