Copperas Cove (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldawgs Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Jack Welch League: 5A Region I District 8 (moving from 5A Region II District 12) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #54 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 TOP PLAYERS Israel Hamm 5'11" 270 OL Justin Greene 5'10" 255 OL Darian Childers 6'2" 230 DE D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Orlando Thomas 5'11" 170 Senior ATH 4.47 [Texas] Brandon Hamilton 5'11" 215 Senior RB 4.6 [Rice] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line, Offensive Firepower, Recent Success Team Weaknesses: Graduated Many Skill Players RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 43.8 2011 National Rank: #466 2011 State Rank: #62 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 37.2 2012 National Rank: #761 2012 State Rank: #109 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 42 Dynasty National Rank: #125 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 92-22 (45-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 44.2 2011 Points Against Average: 24.2 2011 Differential: +20 2011 Wins: #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (48-47), #1196 Belton (37-15), #1317 Waco (41-31), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (23-21), #1658 Temple (49-42), #2119 Harker Heights (36-12), #3802 Bryan (34-14), Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (San Nicolas de Los Garza, Mexico) (59-9), #5937 Shoemaker (Killeen) (70-6), #7209 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (64-7) 2011 Losses: #14 Carroll (Southlake) (38-31), #812 Rowlett (48-38) 2011 Opponents W-L: 64-60 Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region II District 12), 2008 (5A Region II District 12), 2005 (5A Region II District 13), 2004 (5A Region II District 13) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at A&M Consolidated (College Station), 9/7 Waco, 9/14 Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/14 Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (San Nicolas de Los Garza, Mexico), 9/28 Killeen, 10/4 at Shoemaker (Killeen), 10/12 Midway (Waco), 10/19 at Belton, 10/26 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 11/2 at Temple, 11/9 Harker Heights Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (53.9), Temple (40.4), Belton (39.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (2.9), Shoemaker (Killeen) (15.8), A&M Consolidated (College Station) (18.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 (31.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #892 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |