Alief Elsik (Houston, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Columbia/White
Coach: Bill Barron
League: 5A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #118

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Bedford 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.70
Troy O'Neil 5'11" 210 Senior LB 4.90
Devohn Reed 6'2" 240 Senior DE 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jerry Bynum 6'0" 180 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.6
2011 National Rank: #3164
2011 State Rank: #348
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.1
2012 National Rank: #2589
2012 State Rank: #318
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4079
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 37-55 (29-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 27.6
2011 Points Against Average: 23.6
2011 Differential: +4
2011 Wins: #3641 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (49-46), #3982 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (41-17), #4771 Aldine (Houston) (27-14), #9066 Clear Lake (Houston) (49-20), #9241 Alief Hastings (Houston) (37-3), #9461 MacArthur (Houston) (35-8)
2011 Losses: #382 Angleton (44-14), #667 Cypress Falls (Houston) (48-22), #1756 Kingwood (29-15), #2461 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (22-15), #2466 Alief Taylor (Houston) (9-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-63
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Kingwood, 9/6 Lamar Consolidated (Rosenberg), 9/15 at Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City), 9/21 at Lamar (Houston), 9/28 Alief Taylor (Houston), 10/6 at Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston), 10/13 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 10/20 at Aldine (Houston), 10/26 MacArthur (Houston), 11/2 at Alief Hastings (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lamar (Houston) (42.1), Alief Taylor (Houston) (36.5), Kingwood (26.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Hastings (Houston) (-6.4), MacArthur (Houston) (-4.3), Aldine (Houston) (12.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (20.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1881
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%