Canyon (New Braunfels, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Red/White Coach: Matt Elliott League: 4A Region IV District 27 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #76 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dakota Billings 6'3" 195 Senior LB 4.70 Jacob Smith 6'1" 270 Junior OL 5.20 George Williamson 6'0" 190 Junior RB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Second Year With Coaching Staff, RB, LB Team Weaknesses: Graduated Many Skill Players, Young QB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2010 National Rank: #2369 2010 State Rank: #275 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 21 2011 National Rank: #2676 2011 State Rank: #317 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1834 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 24-28 [26-26 on the field] (16-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 28.4 2010 Points Against Average: 23.7 2010 Differential: +4.7 2010 Wins: #4310 Seguin (35-12), #5269 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (42-35), #7061 Lehman (Kyle) (42-7), #8186 Lockhart (33-3) 2010 Losses: #422 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (35-14), #845 New Braunfels (24-19), #965 Boerne-Champion (Boerne) (31-28), #1247 Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (38-24), #2408 Hays (Buda) (28-19), #2719 East Central (San Antonio) (forfeit), #6149 Lee [Robert E.] (San Antonio) (forfeit) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-58 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/11 New Braunfels (15-14), 9/2/11 East Central (San Antonio) (35-8) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at New Braunfels, 9/2 East Central (San Antonio), 9/9 Lee [Robert E.] (San Antonio), 9/16 at Seguin, 9/23 at Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 9/30 Lehman (Kyle), 10/7 at Alamo Heights (San Antonio), 10/14 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz), 10/21 at Lockhart, 10/28 Hays (Buda) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (45.2), New Braunfels (32.6), Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (28.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lockhart (-0.5), Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (1.2), Lehman (Kyle) (8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (22.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #301 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1972 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at New Braunfels [projection: 26-14 loss] |