GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Robin Kirk
League: 4A Region IV District 32
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #170
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Armando Arechandieta 6'3" 235 Senior DL 4.80
JD Rodriguez 5'8" 170 Senior TB 4.60
Frank Pedraza 6'3" 280 Junior OL 5.10
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Alex Villareal 6'4" 295 Senior DT [Oklahoma State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -1
2010 National Rank: #8371
2010 State Rank: #766
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #724
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8826
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 27-25 (13-17 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 25.9
2010 Points Against Average: 25.6
2010 Differential: +0.3
2010 Wins: #5236 Raymondville (40-28), #9362 Roma (27-22), #10924 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya) (31-13), #11449 Valley View (Pharr) (34-10), #11978 Rio Grande City (30-13)
2010 Losses: #3107 Weslaco East (Weslaco) (63-28), #3219 Veterans Memorial (Mission) (27-21), #5103 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (39-13), #7555 Mercedes (21-19), #10064 La Feria (20-16)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-50
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at La Feria, 9/2 Raymondville, 9/9 at Veterans Memorial (Mission), 9/16 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch), 9/29 at Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya), 10/7 Mercedes, 10/14 at Valley View (Pharr), 10/21 Roma, 10/28 at Rio Grande City, 11/4 at Weslaco East (Weslaco)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Weslaco East (Weslaco) (20.8), Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (18.9), Veterans Memorial (Mission) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Grande City (-17.3), Valley View (Pharr) (-12.9), La Feria (-10.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #751
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7482
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at La Feria [projection: 28-20 win]