Canyon (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Purple/White Coach: Blake Bryant League: 4A Region I District 3 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #95 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Travis Cosby 6'2" 170 Senior QB 4.70 Jace Vessels 6'2" 170 Junior OLB 4.70 Will Toliver 6'3" 190 Senior FS 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Young Talent Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Graduated Starters, Young RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 18.9 2010 National Rank: #3471 2010 State Rank: #384 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.6 2011 National Rank: #3753 2011 State Rank: #406 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1781 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3 Dynasty Record: 39-18 (17-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th) 2010 Points For Average: 20 2010 Points Against Average: 24.9 2010 Differential: -4.9 2010 Wins: #1860 Hereford (16-14), #3208 Frenship (Wolfforth) (14-7), #4530 Dumas (25-22), #7587 Plainview (42-19), #8098 Lubbock (29-7) 2010 Losses: #731 Goddard (Roswell, NM) (40-14), #1381 Estacado (Lubbock) (47-23), #1532 Caprock (Amarillo) (37-18), #1645 Randall (Amarillo) (28-7), #3432 Palo Duro (Amarillo) (28-12) 2010 Opponents W-L: 61-50 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007 (3A Region I District 5), 2006 (3A Region I District 5), 2005 (3A Region I District 1), 2004 (3A Region I District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/29/10 Dumas (25-22), 11/5/10 Plainview (42-19), 8/26/11 Lubbock (39-20) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Lubbock, 9/9 Goddard (Roswell, NM), 9/16 Estacado (Lubbock), 9/23 Palo Duro (Amarillo), 9/30 at Randall (Amarillo), 10/7 Frenship (Wolfforth), 10/14 at Hereford, 10/21 Caprock (Amarillo), 10/28 Dumas, 11/4 at Plainview Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Goddard (Roswell, NM) (38.8), Caprock (Amarillo) (30.4), Estacado (Lubbock) (29.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Plainview (-0.6), Lubbock (-0.1), Dumas (16.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1530 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Lubbock [projection: 28-14 win]