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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Navy/Forest Green/White
Coach: Gary Thiebaud
League: 5A Region III District 17
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #107

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keldrick Winslow 5'9" 170 Junior QB 4.60
Darwin Whitaker 6'4" 245 Senior OL 5.00

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Shepard 5'10" 170 Senior S [McNeese State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Depth, LB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.1
2010 National Rank: #1834
2010 State Rank: #229
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.8
2011 National Rank: #2353
2011 State Rank: #275
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 35.6
Dynasty National Rank: #495
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 39-20 (28-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 35.7
2010 Points Against Average: 22.8
2010 Differential: +12.9
2010 Wins: #1253 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (31-17), #1741 Cypress Falls (Houston) (48-20), #5335 Cypress Ranch (Houston) (42-30), #6415 Cypress Springs (Cypress) (52-3), #6558 Jersey Village (Houston) (49-25), #7866 Cypress Lakes (Katy) (49-7)
2010 Losses: #584 Cy-Woods (Cypress) (49-40), #589 Cinco Ranch (Katy) (27-15), #762 Alief Taylor (Houston) (37-36), #889 Cypress Creek (Houston) (22-18), #3670 Langham Creek (Houston) (14-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-55
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Cinco Ranch (Katy), 9/8 Langham Creek (Houston), 9/17 Cypress Springs (Cypress), 9/22 at Cypress Falls (Houston), 9/30 Cy-Fair (Cypress), 10/8 at Cypress Ranch (Houston), 10/15 Jersey Village (Houston), 10/21 at Cypress Lakes (Katy), 10/29 Cy-Woods (Cypress), 11/4 at Cypress Creek (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cy-Fair (Cypress) (42.2), Cy-Woods (Cypress) (39.5), Cypress Falls (Houston) (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cypress Springs (Cypress) (-0.5), Cypress Lakes (Katy) (0.8), Jersey Village (Houston) (6.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (25 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1334
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Cinco Ranch (Katy) [projection: 35-28 loss]