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GENERAL
Nickname: Rangers
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Larry Hill
League: 4A Region IV District 27
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Parker McKenzie 5'11" 170 Senior QB 4.80
Lawrence Mattison 6'1" 225 Junior RB 4.50
Aaron Potter 5'8" 155 Senior CB 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Ethan Perry 6'4" 220 Senior K 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Backfield, OL
Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses On Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2010 National Rank: #422
2010 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.7
2011 National Rank: #296
2011 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 42.3
Dynasty National Rank: #196
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 50-12 (32-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 32.7
2010 Points Against Average: 10.3
2010 Differential: +22.4
2010 Wins: #1056 Wagner (San Antonio) (28-21), #1247 Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (21-0), #1386 Permian (Odessa) (6-0), #2369 Canyon (New Braunfels) (35-14), #2408 Hays (Buda) (41-0), #3022 United (Laredo) (31-3), #5269 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (39-0), #5642 Uvalde (38-0), #7061 Lehman (Kyle) (61-18), #8186 Lockhart (49-7)
2010 Losses: #117 Cedar Park (28-23), #229 MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio) (33-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 79-61
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 26), 2006 (5A Region IV District 26), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 26), 2003 (5A Region IV District 27)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 7
Streak List: 8/26/11 Permian (Odessa) (40-27), 9/2/11 United (Laredo) (42-13), 9/9/11 MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio) (20-19), 9/16/11 Wagner (San Antonio) (28-17), 9/23/11 Canyon (New Braunfels) (30-3), 10/7/11 Lehman (Kyle) (41-0), 10/14/11 Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (41-15)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Permian (Odessa), 9/2 United (Laredo), 9/9 at MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio), 9/16 Wagner (San Antonio), 9/23 Canyon (New Braunfels), 10/7 at Lehman (Kyle), 10/14 Alamo Heights (San Antonio), 10/21 at Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz), 10/28 Lockhart, 11/4 at Hays (Buda)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio) (40.9), Wagner (San Antonio) (32.7), Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lockhart (-0.5), Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (1.2), Lehman (Kyle) (8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (25.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1729
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 45%
Opener: 8/26 at Permian (Odessa) [projection: 28-7 win]