Early (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Longhorns Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Brad Bowden League: 2A-1 Region I District 3 Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #96 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dylan Powell OL Ricky Corona RB Sean Jones OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Team Weaknesses: Young At Most Positions, Recent Success RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -2.3 2011 National Rank: #8621 2011 State Rank: #800 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -10.8 2012 National Rank: #10498 2012 State Rank: #932 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4862 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6 Dynasty Record: 48-53 (28-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-8 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 13.1 2011 Points Against Average: 37.8 2011 Differential: -24.7 2011 Wins: #8745 Ballinger (26-14), #8877 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (28-21) 2011 Losses: #600 Eastland (35-14), #612 Cisco (46-14), #1771 Merkel (68-6), #4310 Sweetwater (19-0), #4409 Clyde (56-0), #4497 Bangs (34-13), #5020 Coleman (27-0), #7165 Brady (58-30) 2011 Opponents W-L: 64-48 Recent League Championships: 2007 (2A Region I District 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A Region I District 6), 2005 (2A Region I District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Cisco, 9/7 San Saba, 9/14 Coleman, 9/21 at Ballinger, 9/28 at Moore [Tom] (Ingram), 10/5 Brady, 10/12 at Grape Creek (San Angelo), 10/19 Bangs, 10/26 at Wall, 11/9 Comfort Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cisco (41.5), Wall (34.1), Bangs (16.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Moore [Tom] (Ingram) (-30.5), Grape Creek (San Angelo) (-23.6), Brady (-4.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #679 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5720 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%