Dawson (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Scott Hawkins League: 1A-2 Region III District 9 (moving from 1A-2 Region III District 10) Playoff Division: 1A-2 Playoff Division Rank: #77 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dalton Long RB/DB Brandon Cehand QB/DB Brian Simmons OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, RB Team Weaknesses: Defense, Recent Success RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -45.4 2011 National Rank: #14399 2011 State Rank: #1154 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -37.9 2012 National Rank: #13951 2012 State Rank: #1129 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -18.7 Dynasty National Rank: #13010 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.2 Dynasty Record: 36-61 (25-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 0-10 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 4.2 2011 Points Against Average: 53.2 2011 Differential: -49 2011 Wins: none 2011 Losses: #6927 Hubbard (85-0), #7617 Chilton (56-0), #8397 Axtell (52-0), #8440 Bosqueville (Waco) (55-0), #9110 Moody (47-0), #10557 Bremond (44-16), #10965 Kerens (53-0), #11875 Cayuga (49-6), #12777 Frost (42-14), #13675 Wortham (49-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 54-58 Recent League Championships: 2009 (1A Region III District 21) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Cross Roads (Malakoff), 9/7 Kerens, 9/14 Blooming Grove, 9/21 at Axtell, 9/28 at Bosqueville (Waco), 10/5 at Normangee, 10/19 Meridian, 10/26 at Frost, 11/2 Hubbard, 11/9 at Wortham Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hubbard (8.5), Bosqueville (Waco) (5.9), Axtell (4.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cross Roads (Malakoff) (-31.1), Wortham (-28.3), Meridian (-22.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1036 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10419 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%