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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Gary Koch
League: 5A Region III District 19
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

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

TOP PLAYERS
Boomer White 5'8" 185 Senior TB 4.60
Brett Strake 5'10" 175 Junior DB 4.60
Clayton Eddy 6'2" 290 Senior OL 5.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
James Rushing 6'4" 235 Senior DE 4.63 [Air Force]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, LB, OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Depth On DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 42.5
2010 National Rank: #493
2010 State Rank: #65
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 41.2
2011 National Rank: #418
2011 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1679
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 36-23 (24-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.7
2010 Points Against Average: 24.7
2010 Differential: +7
2010 Wins: #584 Cy-Woods (Cypress) (48-45), #762 Alief Taylor (Houston) (35-28), #1278 Memorial (Port Arthur) (34-10), #2759 Stratford (Houston) (34-7), #3029 Seven Lakes (Katy) (35-10), #3834 Strake Jesuit (Houston) (27-21), #4180 Madison [James] (Houston) (34-9), #6072 Mayde Creek (Houston) (37-14), #8274 Morton Ranch (Katy) (42-6)
2010 Losses: #14 Pearland (49-42), #43 Katy (49-28), #66 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (44-20), #589 Cinco Ranch (Katy) (35-28), #858 Westfield (Houston) (27-17), #2439 Taylor [James E.] (Katy) (17-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 116-65
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 18), 2005 (5A Region III District 18), 2004 (5A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Stratford (Houston), 9/1 Westfield (Houston), 9/9 Pearland, 9/24 at Morton Ranch (Katy), 10/1 Mayde Creek (Houston), 10/7 at Cinco Ranch (Katy), 10/14 at Taylor [James E.] (Katy), 10/21 Katy, 10/28 at Seven Lakes (Katy), 11/5 Strake Jesuit (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pearland (60.2), Katy (56.1), Cinco Ranch (Katy) (29.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morton Ranch (Katy) (2.1), Mayde Creek (Houston) (11), Strake Jesuit (Houston) (13)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8 (33.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #775
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/25 at Stratford (Houston) [projection: 35-14 win]