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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldawgs
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Jack Welch
League: 5A Region II District 12
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Orlando Thomas 5'11" 170 Senior QB 4.50 [Texas]
Brandon Hamilton 6'0" 205 Senior RB 4.69
Darius McClinton 5'10" 215 Senior DT 5.23

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Durant 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.6 [Missouri]
Trevor Valdez 6'2" 260 Senior DT [Baylor]
William Randolph 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.5 [Texas A&M]
Cody Elenz 6'3" 280 Senior OL [Idaho]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Depth, QB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 41.3
2010 National Rank: #556
2010 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 39.5
2011 National Rank: #517
2011 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 43.4
Dynasty National Rank: #161
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 54-13 (24-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 38
2010 Points Against Average: 17.5
2010 Differential: +20.5
2010 Wins: #115 Carroll (Southlake) (35-14), #1850 Belton (41-21), #2088 Bryan (21-17), #2085 Waco (49-27), #2605 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (60-15), #3622 Harker Heights (42-14), Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) (49-6), #6180 Temple (42-7), #8433 Shoemaker (Killeen) (55-0)
2010 Losses: #133 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (48-14), #273 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (24-10)
2010 Opponents W-L: 54-61
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005 (5A Region II District 13), 2004 (5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Waco (41-31), 9/9/11 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (San Nicolas de Los Garza, Mexico) (59-9)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Carroll (Southlake), 9/2 at Waco, 9/9 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (San Nicolas de Los Garza, Mexico), 9/23 Belton, 9/30 at Temple, 10/7 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/14 at Bryan, 10/21 A&M Consolidated (College Station), 10/28 Shoemaker (Killeen), 11/3 Harker Heights
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Southlake) (60.6), A&M Consolidated (College Station) (51), Waco (37.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shoemaker (Killeen) (-2.8), Temple (9.5), Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (17.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 (31.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #837
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Carroll (Southlake) [projection: 38-17 loss]