Northland Christian (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: David Nelson
League: TAPPS Division II District 4
Playoff Division: TAPPS II
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Webster RB
Carter Odenweller WR
Carlos Witt OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin Robertson 6'4" 210 Senior WR 4.6 [Wyoming]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, WR, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 8.3
2010 National Rank: #5870
2010 State Rank: #581
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 9.1
2011 National Rank: #5226
2011 State Rank: #534
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 0
Dynasty National Rank: #8090
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 28-29 (22-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 38.8
2010 Points Against Average: 29.5
2010 Differential: +9.3
2010 Wins: #5423 Lutheran North (Houston) (42-35), #6300 Second Baptist (Houston) (56-13), #8745 Cypress Christian (Houston) (42-3), #8831 Westbury Christian (Houston) (43-20), #11301 John Paul II (Corpus Christi) (48-10), #11945 Lutheran South (Houston) (37-7), #13415 Pope John XXIII (Katy) (55-7), #14122 KIPP Academy (Houston) (54-8)
2010 Losses: #1101 Midland Christian (Midland) (61-13), #1981 St. Michael's (Austin) (59-28), #4008 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (56-28), #4398 San Antonio Christian (San Antonio) (73-33), #7530 Fort Bend Baptist (Sugar Land) (31-25)
2010 Opponents W-L: 81-64
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005 (TAPPS Division III District 4), 2004 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division III District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Houston Christian (Houston) (39-14), 9/2/11 Cypress Christian (Houston) (46-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Houston Christian (Houston), 9/2 at Cypress Christian (Houston), 9/9 San Antonio Christian (San Antonio), 9/16 St. Michael's (Austin), 9/23 at Lutheran South (Houston), 9/30 at Concordia Lutheran (Tomball), 10/7 Pope John XXIII (Katy), 10/14 Westbury Christian (Houston), 10/21 at Second Baptist (Houston), 10/28 Fort Bend Christian Academy (Sugar Land), 11/4 at Lutheran North (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Michael's (Austin) (25.3), Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (19.7), San Antonio Christian (San Antonio) (14)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pope John XXIII (Katy) (-29), Lutheran South (Houston) (-16.1), Fort Bend Christian Academy (Sugar Land) (-11.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #801
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8221
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Houston Christian (Houston) [projection: 31-22 win]