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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Jeff Lareau
League: 5A Region III District 21
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #93

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chad Sutherland 6'0" 225 Senior ILB 4.80
Cameron Whilley 6'2" 180 Senior OLB 4.70
Corey Lee 5'10" 260 Junior DT 5.20

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Webb 5'9.5" 170 Senior DB 4.5 [Baylor]
Jeremy McNeal 5'9" 165 Senior DB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Line Play, LB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Young At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 34.1
2010 National Rank: #1160
2010 State Rank: #150
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 26.7
2011 National Rank: #1732
2011 State Rank: #215
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1781
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 36-23 (22-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 29.7
2010 Points Against Average: 12.9
2010 Differential: +16.8
2010 Wins: #498 West Brook (Beaumont) (19-14), #1278 Memorial (Port Arthur) (37-13), #2636 Klein Forest (Houston) (26-13), #4778 Clements (Sugar Land) (37-7), #4907 Atascocita (Humble) (35-0), #5283 Channelview (21-0), #5705 South Houston (42-7), #6587 Sterling [Ross] (Baytown) (56-21), #10331 Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown) (57-6)
2010 Losses: #146 North Shore (Houston) (37-7), #738 Clear Creek (League City) (16-0), #2357 Deer Park (21-19)
2010 Opponents W-L: 62-71
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Atascocita (Humble) (26-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/27 at Clements (Sugar Land), 9/2 Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown), 9/9 at Klein Forest (Houston), 9/16 at Atascocita (Humble), 9/23 Deer Park, 10/7 Channelview, 10/14 Sterling [Ross] (Baytown), 10/21 at North Shore (Houston), 10/28 Memorial (Port Arthur), 11/5 at West Brook (Beaumont)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Memorial (Port Arthur) (42.1), North Shore (Houston) (37.8), West Brook (Beaumont) (33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown) (-7), Sterling [Ross] (Baytown) (-0.9), Atascocita (Humble) (6.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (21.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #281
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1816
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 at Clements (Sugar Land) [projection: 28-13 win]