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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jim Bennett
League: 5A Region I District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #184

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Paul Atwood 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.82
Jaxon Salinas 6'4" 270 Junior OL 5.40
Isaiah Orozco 6'3" 250 Senior OL 5.32

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Horace Arkadie 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.9 [Arkansas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Offensive Starters
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 6.5
2010 National Rank: #6316
2010 State Rank: #613
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2011 National Rank: #5849
2011 State Rank: #588
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3926
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 10-41 (7-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 1-9
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (tied for 8th)
2010 Points For Average: 8.5
2010 Points Against Average: 36.6
2010 Differential: -28.1
2010 Wins: #6347 Haltom (Haltom City) (27-14)
2010 Losses: #17 Trinity (Euless) (54-0), #241 Heritage (Colleyville) (45-7), #1039 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (55-7), #1492 Grapevine (27-0), #1598 Richland (North Richland Hills) (31-14), #1722 Nimitz (Irving) (49-14), #2038 MacArthur (Irving) (29-3), #2603 Richardson (17-6), #3458 Keller (45-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 62-49
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Keller, 9/2 at Richardson, 9/9 at Grapevine, 9/16 Trinity (Euless), 9/23 at MacArthur (Irving), 9/30 Richland (North Richland Hills), 10/14 at Heritage (Colleyville), 10/20 at Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 10/28 at Haltom (Haltom City), 11/4 Nimitz (Irving)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (56.6), Heritage (Colleyville) (44.5), Grapevine (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Haltom (Haltom City) (6.1), Keller (14), Richardson (14.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #675
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2011 Projected League Finish: 8th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Keller [projection: 28-22 loss]