Palmer (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Duke Dalton League: 2A-1 Region II District 6 (moving from 2A-1 Region I District 6) Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #87 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Judge Wolfe Junior QB Dakota Christopher Senior LB Alex Arrango Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Backfield Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -13.1 2010 National Rank: #11092 2010 State Rank: #950 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -5.6 2011 National Rank: #9517 2011 State Rank: #864 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -8.3 Dynasty National Rank: #10549 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7 Dynasty Record: 21-29 (7-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 20.8 2010 Points Against Average: 31.7 2010 Differential: -10.9 2010 Wins: #8341 Life Oak Cliff (Dallas) (37-15), #11571 Sunnyvale (13-7), #13199 Venus (26-16), #14084 Life (Red Oak) (49-21) 2010 Losses: #723 Grandview (60-6), #4889 Mildred (Corsicana) (40-7), #5517 Maypearl (28-0), #9335 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry) (39-35), #9386 Italy (27-7), #9540 Eustace (64-28) 2010 Opponents W-L: 50-57 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A Region II District 14) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/9/11 Italy (22-14), 9/16/11 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry) (10-0), 9/23/11 Venus (14-13) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Life (Red Oak), 9/2 at Mildred (Corsicana), 9/9 at Italy, 9/16 Scurry-Rosser (Scurry), 9/23 Venus, 10/7 at Maypearl, 10/14 Eustace, 10/21 at Life Oak Cliff (Dallas), 10/28 Grandview, 11/4 at Sunnyvale Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grandview (34.3), Mildred (Corsicana) (18.8), Life Oak Cliff (Dallas) (5.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Venus (-29), Life (Red Oak) (-25.7), Sunnyvale (-14.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #851 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8831 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Life (Red Oak) [projection: 42-21 win]