GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Trey Sissom
League: 5A Region III District 20
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #122
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Devin Lauderdale 5'10" 175 WR 4.30 [Texas Tech]
Denzell Evans 6'0" 210 RB 4.60 [Houston]
Devonte Jones 6'3" 290 OL 5.80
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Dwayne Johnson 6'6" 275 Senior OL 5.29
Charles Sanders 6'4" 275 Senior OL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Keith Ewing 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.7 [Washington State]
Melvin McAdams 5'7" 150 Senior ATH 4.4
Brett Jordan 6'5" 255 Senior TE [Colorado State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.2
2011 National Rank: #3647
2011 State Rank: #392
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2012 National Rank: #2852
2012 State Rank: #340
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6988
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 44-48 (30-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 35.3
2011 Points Against Average: 24.3
2011 Differential: +11
2011 Wins: #2775 Madison [James] (Houston) (42-34), #4704 Westbury (Houston) (27-7), #6136 Oak Ridge (Conroe) (49-37), #6437 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (40-20), #9241 Alief Hastings (Houston) (46-7), #11341 Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (62-12), #12030 Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (59-6)
2011 Losses: #744 Cinco Ranch (Katy) (59-28), #907 Lamar (Houston) (20-16), #1648 Westside (Houston) (36-0), #3884 Brazoswood (Clute) (29-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 52-65
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Alief Taylor (Houston), 9/7 Travis (Richmond), 9/14 Manvel, 9/21 Memorial (Port Arthur), 9/27 Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston), 10/5 at Madison [James] (Houston), 10/20 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston), 10/27 at Westbury (Houston), 11/2 Lamar (Houston), 11/8 at Westside (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Manvel (63.5), Memorial (Port Arthur) (43.8), Lamar (Houston) (42.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (-19.1), Westbury (Houston) (5.3), Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (5.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (15 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #216
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1289
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%