Copperas Cove (TX) previews home 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] |