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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Jeff Hulme
League: 5A Region I District 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hassan Ridgeway 6'5" 240 Senior DE 4.70 [Texas]
Jerod Evans 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.50
Chad Whitener 6'1" 235 Junior LB 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Damon Bullock Senior RB 4.5 [Iowa]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, DE, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 33.7
2010 National Rank: #1201
2010 State Rank: #153
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.4
2011 National Rank: #576
2011 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1834
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 28-27 (17-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 34.6
2010 Points Against Average: 29.2
2010 Differential: +5.4
2010 Wins: #1257 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (24-22), #2146 Summit (Arlington) (44-21), #2469 Midlothian (29-17), #3290 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (42-23), #3458 Keller (47-17), #3923 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (37-29), #4933 Burleson (50-30), #5873 Grand Prairie (49-28)
2010 Losses: #241 Heritage (Colleyville) (44-17), #324 Cedar Hill (49-7), #607 Duncanville (41-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/26/11 Burleson (40-21), 9/2/11 Keller (40-27), 9/9/11 Summit (Arlington) (46-15)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Burleson, 9/2 at Keller, 9/9 Summit (Arlington), 9/23 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 9/30 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/7 Duncanville, 10/14 at Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield), 10/21 Cedar Hill, 10/28 at Grand Prairie, 11/4 at Midlothian
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (38.4), Duncanville (38.3), Cedar Hill (38.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Burleson (4.7), Grand Prairie (5.3), Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (8.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (29 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1336
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%
Opener: 8/26 at Burleson [projection: 48-14 win]