GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ty Thomison
League: 3A Region II District 15 (moving from 3A Region III District 17)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #142
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Shelby Rogers 6'2" 180 QB 4.80
Patrick McCarthy 6'3" 180 WR 4.80
Swaide Houston 6'3" 220 DE
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Jones 6'4" 235 Senior TE 4.80 [ULM]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, Recent Success
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2011 National Rank: #7820
2011 State Rank: #729
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -1.4
2012 National Rank: #8338
2012 State Rank: #790
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4402
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 50-46 (19-24 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.7
2011 Points Against Average: 40.8
2011 Differential: -22.1
2011 Wins: #2754 Athens (32-30)
2011 Losses: #79 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (49-21), #1131 Van (52-18), #1419 Van Alstyne (28-21), #1956 Gladewater (46-7), #2814 Palestine (54-6), #3145 Bullard (42-0), #5108 Rusk (69-54), #5671 Crandall (21-14), #6225 Mabank (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-45
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20), 2006 (3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Crandall, 9/7 Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill), 9/7 Trinity Christian (Addison), 9/14 at Westwood (Palestine), 9/21 at Wills Point, 9/28 Rusk, 10/12 at Mabank, 10/19 Mineola, 10/26 at Van, 11/2 at Canton, 11/9 Athens
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Van (37.7), Trinity Christian (Addison) (32.2), Mineola (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Palestine) (1.1), Mabank (1.3), Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (7.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #348
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2369
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%