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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Rodney Southern
League: 5A Region I District 8 (moving from 5A Region II District 12)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Durham Smythe 6'6" 235 Senior TE 4.89 [Texas]
Kyle Battle 6'0" 190 Senior CB 4.67
Ryan Stinson 6'0" Senior LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.4
2011 National Rank: #1196
2011 State Rank: #148
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 39.5
2012 National Rank: #632
2012 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21
Dynasty National Rank: #2022
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 42-53 [41-54 on the field] (26-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.6
2011 Points Against Average: 21.5
2011 Differential: +8.1
2011 Wins: #104 Midway (Waco) (38-21), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (26-23), #2119 Harker Heights (35-25), #3739 Foster (Richmond) (24-20), #3802 Bryan (39-17), #4475 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (58-14), #5937 Shoemaker (Killeen) (23-21), #7209 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (37-0)
2011 Losses: #466 Copperas Cove (37-15), #586 Mesquite (35-23), #1658 Temple (23-8)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-68
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Stony Point (Round Rock), 9/14 Bryan, 9/21 Round Rock, 9/28 at Harker Heights, 10/5 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/12 at Temple, 10/19 Copperas Cove, 10/26 at Killeen, 11/2 Shoemaker (Killeen), 11/9 at Midway (Waco)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (53.9), Temple (40.4), Killeen (38.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (2.9), Bryan (13.7), Stony Point (Round Rock) (15.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 (28.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #618
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%