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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Craig Yenzer
League: 5A Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dutton Watson 6'3" 250 Senior DE/TE 4.70
Zach Byars 6'3" 310 Senior OL 5.40
Jacoby Webster 5'7" 160 Senior TB 5.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Middleton 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 49
2010 National Rank: #235
2010 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 41
2011 National Rank: #431
2011 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #782
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 34-23 (19-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 36.5
2010 Points Against Average: 23
2010 Differential: +13.5
2010 Wins: #245 Cooper (Abilene) (42-35), #683 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (43-36), #968 Bowie (Arlington) (39-35), #1075 Amarillo (20-6), #1386 Permian (Odessa) (41-7), #1507 Odessa (42-25), #1635 Del Valle (El Paso) (21-13), #1737 El Dorado (El Paso) (31-7), #2733 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (49-14), #4675 Monterey (Lubbock) (62-17), #5045 Coronado (Lubbock) (59-27)
2010 Losses: #25 Coppell (49-7), #158 Abilene (28-18)
2010 Opponents W-L: 91-59
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/26/11 Amarillo (24-17), 9/2/11 Del Valle (El Paso) (44-14), 9/9/11 Coronado (Lubbock) (49-14), 9/16/11 Monterey (Lubbock) (46-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Amarillo, 9/2 Del Valle (El Paso), 9/9 Coronado (Lubbock), 9/16 at Monterey (Lubbock), 9/23 at San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 10/7 Permian (Odessa), 10/14 Odessa, 10/21 at Abilene, 10/28 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland), 11/4 at Cooper (Abilene)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cooper (Abilene) (47.7), Abilene (40), Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Monterey (Lubbock) (4), Del Valle (El Paso) (15.1), Coronado (Lubbock) (17.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.3 (36.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #739
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%
Opener: 8/26 at Amarillo [projection: 28-17 win]