GENERAL
Nickname: Volunteers
Colors: Orange/Blue/White
Coach: Kenny Perry
League: 5A Region I District 3 (moving from 5A Region I District 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #44
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Niko Small 5'10" 180 Sophomore DB 4.60
Malik Tipler 5'10" 205 Senior DB 4.60
Edwin Freeman 6'2" 205 Junior DB 4.60
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Steve Wesley 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.48 [TCU]
Eric Rivers 5'9" 170 Senior WR
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jessie Rogers 6'4" 240 Senior DE 4.7 [North Carolina]
Kolby Listenbee 6'0" 165 Senior ATH 4.50 [TCU]
Russell Hansbrough 5'8" 185 Senior RB 4.44 [Missouri]
Demonte Hood 6'0" 295 Senior DT [Kansas State]
Jaquirous Jackson 5'10" 205 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Young At Skill Positions
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 51.1
2011 National Rank: #216
2011 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.3
2012 National Rank: #585
2012 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.2
Dynasty National Rank: #634
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 62-43 (37-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 37.6
2011 Points Against Average: 17
2011 Differential: +20.6
2011 Wins: #578 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans, LA) (36-6), #1070 Arlington (41-21), #1231 Permian (Odessa) (42-7), #1350 Franklin (El Paso) (49-24), #3329 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (42-21), #3436 Odessa (50-7), #4878 Weatherford (44-0), #8035 Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (49-0), #9873 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (63-7)
2011 Losses: #14 Carroll (Southlake) (21-17), #24 Skyline (Dallas) (47-14), #76 Martin [James] (Arlington) (39-22), #1055 Lamar (Arlington) (21-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 90-65
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4), 2008 (5A Region I District 4), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Mansfield, 9/7 at Mesquite, 9/14 Skyline (Dallas), 9/28 at Weatherford, 10/4 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth), 10/12 at North Crowley (Fort Worth), 10/19 Lamar (Arlington), 10/25 at Houston [Sam] (Arlington), 11/2 at Arlington, 11/8 Martin [James] (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Dallas) (76.4), Mansfield (60), Mesquite (53.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (-8.7), Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (4.5), Weatherford (8.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (34.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #228
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%