Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 5A Region III District 23 (moving from 5A Region III District 23A)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #146

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Flannigan 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.60 [Texas Tech]
Josh Gibson 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.40 [Arkansas]
Deon Hollins 6'2" 220 Junior DE 4.70

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Vershad Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.4 [Washington State]
Rashad Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior ATH [Washington State]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
DeAndre Washington 5'8.5" 175 Senior ATH 4.5 [Texas Tech]
Tyler White 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Speed, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Young RBs, Depth On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 11
2010 National Rank: #5199
2010 State Rank: #527
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 15
2011 National Rank: #3883
2011 State Rank: #418
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4494
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 22-30 (16-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 21.2
2010 Points Against Average: 27.6
2010 Differential: -6.4
2010 Wins: #2979 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (46-38), #7346 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land) (27-10), #7381 Willowridge (Houston) (37-15)
2010 Losses: #746 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (41-26), #1032 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (30-14), #1931 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (21-14), #2213 Kempner (Sugar Land) (41-7), #2636 Klein Forest (Houston) (42-13), #3996 Alief Elsik (Houston) (21-14), #4778 Clements (Sugar Land) (17-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 44-61
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Dekaney [Andy] (Houston), 9/1 Klein Forest (Houston), 9/9 at Alief Elsik (Houston), 9/17 Clements (Sugar Land), 9/24 at Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 10/7 Kempner (Sugar Land), 10/14 at Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 10/21 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/28 at Willowridge (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (46.7), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (43.2), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (34.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Willowridge (Houston) (5.8), Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (9.9), Clements (Sugar Land) (11.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #919
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) [projection: 42-8 loss]