Rivera (Brownsville, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Black/Silver/Red
Coach: David Cantu
League: 5A Region IV District 32
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #238

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hector Orozco 6'4" 340 Senior OL 5.50
Mike Galvan 6'0" 255 Senior DL 5.10
Osiel Benavides 5'9" 160 Junior QB 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Young Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Graduated Starters

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -9.8
2010 National Rank: #10357
2010 State Rank: #910
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7
2011 Starting Power Rating: -16.8
2011 National Rank: #11808
2011 State Rank: #1011
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11781
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 10-40 (10-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.9
2010 Points Against Average: 35.9
2010 Differential: -11
2010 Wins: #8655 Pace [James] (Brownsville) (35-31), #11796 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (29-16), #12286 Lopez (Brownsville) (28-21), #13120 Hanna (Brownsville) (30-27)
2010 Losses: #4143 Weslaco (64-14), #4316 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr) (50-10), #7509 Los Fresnos (37-29), #8411 Donna (24-14), #9065 Moody [Foy H.] (Corpus Christi) (54-43), #9178 San Benito (35-17)
2010 Opponents W-L: 46-59
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Donna, 9/9 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr), 9/16 Moody [Foy H.] (Corpus Christi), 9/23 at San Benito, 9/29 Hanna (Brownsville), 10/8 at Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 10/15 at Pace [James] (Brownsville), 10/21 Los Fresnos, 10/27 at Weslaco, 11/3 Lopez (Brownsville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Weslaco (17.1), Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr) (9.3), Los Fresnos (-1.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hanna (Brownsville) (-25.6), Lopez (Brownsville) (-21.9), Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (-15.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #953
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10399
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Donna [projection: 28-19 loss]