Nederland (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Larry Neumann League: 4A Region III District 20 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #134 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zach Taylor 5'10" 160 Junior CB 4.60 Caleb Malveaux 5'10" 285 Sophomore DL 5.20 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Veteran Defense, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 12.1 2010 National Rank: #4940 2010 State Rank: #513 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 7.8 2011 National Rank: #5551 2011 State Rank: #559 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2916 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3 Dynasty Record: 28-26 (20-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 26.8 2010 Points Against Average: 24.9 2010 Differential: +1.9 2010 Wins: #2189 Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches) (39-32), #2543 Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange) (40-15), #4450 Lumberton (30-17), #6279 Ozen (Beaumont) (41-35), #7514 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (30-8) 2010 Losses: #1547 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (40-19), #2226 Beaumont Central (Beaumont) (29-26), #3106 Livingston (21-16), #4182 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) (28-21), #4894 Crosby (25-19), #5377 Vidor (24-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 62-58 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/11 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (21-20), 9/2/11 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (38-20) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 vs West Orange-Stark (Orange), 9/2 at Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown), 9/9 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu), 9/23 Vidor, 9/30 at Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches), 10/7 Livingston, 10/14 Beaumont Central (Beaumont), 10/21 at Lumberton, 10/28 Ozen (Beaumont), 11/4 at Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Orange-Stark (Orange) (32.7), Livingston (29.8), Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches) (23.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lumberton (10.2), Ozen (Beaumont) (10.6), Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (11.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (16.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #281 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1813 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2011 Projected League Finish: 8th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 vs West Orange-Stark (Orange) [projection: 31-6 loss]