GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jaydon McCullough
League: 5A Region I District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Sam Leavitt 6'2" 205 Senior TE
Xavier Harbert 6'3" 225 Senior DE/LB
Kevin Merrill 5'10" 180 Senior RB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Blair Burns 5'10" 165 Senior DB 4.69 [Wyoming]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 45.2
2010 National Rank: #369
2010 State Rank: #53
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 41.8
2011 National Rank: #393
2011 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 43.4
Dynasty National Rank: #161
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 39-21 (20-13 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 29.6
2010 Points Against Average: 20.5
2010 Differential: +9.1
2010 Wins: #233 Hebron (Carrollton) (33-6), #859 Plano East (Plano) (38-0), #1131 Plano West (Plano) (27-17), #2038 MacArthur (Irving) (24-8), #2182 Lewisville (43-21), #3923 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (23-7), #4424 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (35-18)
2010 Losses: #25 Coppell (23-6), #69 Allen (30-13), #168 Marcus (Flower Mound) (35-32), #366 Flower Mound (61-52)
2010 Opponents W-L: 61-57
Recent League Championships: 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (56-0), 9/1/11 MacArthur (Irving) (35-14)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 9/1 at MacArthur (Irving), 9/9 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield), 9/23 Allen, 9/30 at Hebron (Carrollton), 10/7 Flower Mound, 10/14 Marcus (Flower Mound), 10/21 at Lewisville, 10/28 Plano East (Plano), 11/4 at Plano West (Plano)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Allen (67.9), Marcus (Flower Mound) (49.2), Hebron (Carrollton) (48.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (8), Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (8.5), MacArthur (Irving) (21.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.1 (41.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #142
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Lakeview Centennial (Garland) [projection: 38-6 win]