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GENERAL
Nickname: Goats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Stephen Burrow
League: 3A Region III District 20
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #86

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Graves 6'0" 175 Senior RB/FB
Tyrell Myles Junior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Young Offense, Depth, Secondary

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2010 National Rank: #3617
2010 State Rank: #400
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 12.8
2011 National Rank: #4384
2011 State Rank: #462
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5160
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 17-33 (8-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 37.8
2010 Points Against Average: 34.6
2010 Differential: +3.2
2010 Wins: #2264 Madisonville (42-28), #4819 Robinson (43-40), #6604 Palestine (35-27), #7124 West (21-18), #8777 Whitney (53-16), #10284 Westwood (Palestine) (76-48)
2010 Losses: #1190 Lorena (21-9), #2134 Rogers (42-39), #2386 Mexia (64-28), #2648 Fairfield (42-32)
2010 Opponents W-L: 53-56
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Rogers, 9/2 Robinson, 9/9 West, 9/16 at Whitney, 9/23 Lorena, 10/7 at Palestine, 10/14 Madisonville, 10/21 at Westwood (Palestine), 10/28 at Fairfield, 11/4 Mexia
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lorena (35.3), Rogers (27.8), Fairfield (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Palestine) (-8.4), Palestine (-0.8), Whitney (-0.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #481
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3633
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Rogers [projection: 42-28 loss]