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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Jeff Ables
League: 5A Region II District 15
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #128

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dontae Harris 6'0" 180 DB/QB 4.70
Ryan Taylor 6'0" 200 LB 4.80
Joe Davis 5'10" 215 LB 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Hopkins 6'7" 230 Senior DE 4.8 [Air Force]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29
2011 National Rank: #1833
2011 State Rank: #214
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19
2012 National Rank: #3163
2012 State Rank: #362
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1300
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 54-45 (39-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.7
2011 Points Against Average: 21.8
2011 Differential: +0.9
2011 Wins: #2162 Pflugerville (14-7), #2532 Round Rock (35-31), #4026 Anderson (Austin) (18-14), #4475 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (41-0), #5787 Del Valle (28-14), #10343 Akins (Austin) (53-0)
2011 Losses: #104 Midway (Waco) (21-10), #337 Westwood (Austin) (31-10), #337 Westwood (Austin) (52-20), #412 Westlake (Austin) (35-0), #613 Leander (35-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-60
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 25), 2007 (5A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Pflugerville, 9/7 Westwood (Austin), 9/14 at Round Rock, 9/21 Roosevelt [Theodore] (San Antonio), 9/28 at Westlake (Austin), 10/5 Lake Travis (Austin), 10/12 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin), 10/26 Akins (Austin), 11/2 at Anderson (Austin), 11/8 Del Valle
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (69.4), Westwood (Austin) (44.9), Westlake (Austin) (42.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Akins (Austin) (-7.4), Del Valle (2.2), Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (8.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (30.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #182
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1072
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%