GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Scarlet/Royal Blue
Coach: Jeff Dicus
League: 5A Region I District 7 (moving from 5A Region I District 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #63
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cornelius Henderson 6'2" 290 Senior NG 5.10
Cordray Love 5'9" 165 Senior DB 4.53
Keenan Blair 6'0" 175 Senior FS 4.60
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Adam Butler 6'5" 285 Senior OL 5.1 [Vanderbilt]
Jeff Thomas 6'4" 175 Senior WR 4.7 [Colorado]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Ss
Team Weaknesses: OL, Inexperience At WR
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2011 National Rank: #606
2011 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.2
2012 National Rank: #935
2012 State Rank: #129
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #747
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 53-44 (39-21 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 35.5
2011 Points Against Average: 32.6
2011 Differential: +2.9
2011 Wins: #317 Cedar Hill (56-55), #609 Garland (25-17), #1693 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (20-16), #3329 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (40-14), #3363 Midlothian (38-31), #3620 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (64-50), #7193 Grand Prairie (42-27)
2011 Losses: #96 Trinity (Euless) (55-36), #119 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (39-28), #186 Mansfield (27-20), #440 Heritage (Colleyville) (28-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 73-53
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Heritage (Colleyville), 9/7 at Abilene, 9/14 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 9/21 at Midlothian, 9/28 at Cedar Hill, 10/12 Grand Prairie, 10/19 at Mansfield, 10/26 De Soto, 11/2 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 11/8 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (64.7), Mansfield (60), Abilene (55.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (3), Midlothian (23.7), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (26.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3 (37.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #30
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%