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GENERAL
Nickname: Roughnecks
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Randy Lynch
League: 3A Region III District 24 (moving from 3A Region IV District 29)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Floyd Bess RB
Willis Johnson FS
Jerry Wayne Cotten DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2011 National Rank: #809
2011 State Rank: #100
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.7
2012 National Rank: #886
2012 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2493
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 61-41 [62-40 on the field] (30-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 35.3
2011 Points Against Average: 11.1
2011 Differential: +24.2
2011 Wins: #2192 La Vernia (28-7), #2313 Sweeny (31-12), #3196 Wharton (36-13), #3254 La Grange (29-0), #4314 Rockport-Fulton (Rockport) (34-15), #4563 Bay City (14-9), #6037 Kashmere (Houston) (34-26), #6164 Brazosport (Freeport) (31-21), #6908 Raymondville (57-21), #7082 Stafford (38-0), #7650 Washington [Booker T.] (Houston) (42-7), #7885 Palacios (48-3), #8570 Needville (56-0)
2011 Losses: #79 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (21-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-83
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region IV District 29), 2010 (3A Region IV District 29), 2005 (3A Region IV District 25), 2004 (3A Region IV District 25)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Brazosport (Freeport), 9/7 at Needville, 9/14 Wharton, 9/21 Kashmere (Houston), 9/28 at Hempstead, 10/5 at Bay City, 10/12 Stafford, 10/19 at Sweeny, 10/26 KIPP Sunnyside (Houston), 11/2 at La Marque
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: La Marque (38.2), Hempstead (35.6), Sweeny (27)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Needville (0), Stafford (3.1), Brazosport (Freeport) (4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (17.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #429
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2951
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%