GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Jim Creech
League: 5A Region III District 23 (moving from 5A Region III District 23B)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #172
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Stephen Smith 6'2.5" 210 OLB 4.50
Maurice Smith 6'1" 170 DB/WR 4.40
Alex Kuyinu 6'0" 225 OL/DL 4.50
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Sheroid Evans 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.40 [Texas]
Jarrell Oliver 5'9.5" 185 Senior RB 4.5 [Utah]
Zoey Williams 5'10" 190 Senior DB 4.50 [New Mexico]
London Muse 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.5 [Wyoming]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On OL, Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 21.4
2010 National Rank: #2979
2010 State Rank: #345
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2011 National Rank: #5356
2011 State Rank: #545
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4677
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 21-28 (13-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 27.6
2010 Points Against Average: 30.9
2010 Differential: -3.3
2010 Wins: #2895 Bush [George] (Richmond) (35-31), #3029 Seven Lakes (Katy) (36-35), #3457 Alief Hastings (Houston) (24-23), #4778 Clements (Sugar Land) (38-31), #7346 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (26-17)
2010 Losses: #762 Alief Taylor (Houston) (35-27), #1931 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (36-18), #2062 Travis (Richmond) (20-6), #2213 Kempner (Sugar Land) (35-28), #5199 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (46-38)
2010 Opponents W-L: 52-54
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 23B), 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 9/2 Seven Lakes (Katy), 9/10 Alief Taylor (Houston), 9/16 at Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 9/24 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City), 10/1 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land), 10/15 Travis (Richmond), 10/21 Bush [George] (Richmond), 10/28 at Clements (Sugar Land)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (34.8), Travis (Richmond) (30.1), Alief Taylor (Houston) (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (0.8), Alief Hastings (Houston) (9.8), Clements (Sugar Land) (11.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #310
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2069
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 8th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/25 at Alief Hastings (Houston) [projection: 27-24 loss]