Franklin (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Green/White Coach: Mike Hedrick League: 2A-2 Region III District 12 (moving from 2A-2 Region II District 12) Playoff Division: 2A-2 Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Darius Floyd RB Austin Dees LB Luke Lowery FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Recent Success, Run Game Team Weaknesses: Depth At Some Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 17.9 2010 National Rank: #3654 2010 State Rank: #408 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.1 2011 National Rank: #2875 2011 State Rank: #336 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4035 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.6 Dynasty Record: 36-18 (22-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 38.5 2010 Points Against Average: 20.5 2010 Differential: +18 2010 Wins: #2903 Thorndale (46-21), #7291 Rosebud-Lott (Rosebud) (62-28), #7486 Axtell (42-12), #8412 New Waverly (49-6), #8777 Whitney (50-28), #9114 Jarrell (41-7), #9376 Hearne (20-15), #10732 Bruceville-Eddy (Eddy) (42-28), #11945 Lutheran South (Houston) (61-0) 2010 Losses: #484 Lexington (40-21), #2134 Rogers (41-14), #4244 Corrigan-Camden (Corrigan) (20-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-68 Recent League Championships: 2009 (2A Region III District 20), 2008 (2A Region III District 20), 2007 (2A Region IV District 26) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/26/11 Hearne (34-0), 9/9/11 Whitney (70-27), 9/16/11 New Waverly (28-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Hearne, 9/9 Whitney, 9/16 at New Waverly, 9/23 at Rogers, 9/30 Jarrell, 10/7 at Rosebud-Lott (Rosebud), 10/14 Lexington, 10/28 at Thorndale, 11/4 Bruceville-Eddy (Eddy) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington (39.8), Rogers (27.8), Thorndale (23.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bruceville-Eddy (Eddy) (-10.6), Hearne (-3.2), Whitney (-0.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (6.1 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #601 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5079 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Hearne [projection: 35-10 win]