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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Mike Hedrick
League: 2A-1 Region III District 11 (moving from 2A-2 Region III District 12)
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7

TOP PLAYERS
Darius Floyd RB
Chris Morrow FB
Zack Short DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.8
2011 National Rank: #1596
2011 State Rank: #191
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2012 National Rank: #1548
2012 State Rank: #202
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4034
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 57-41 (32-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 46.2
2011 Points Against Average: 20.3
2011 Differential: +25.9
2011 Wins: #4467 Thorndale (63-32), #4838 San Augustine (57-20), #5092 Whitney (70-27), #5959 Italy (55-28), #5978 New Waverly (28-6), #7916 Hearne (34-0), #8458 Rosebud-Lott (Rosebud) (56-12), #8524 Bruceville-Eddy (Eddy) (48-7), #10584 Jarrell (69-14)
2011 Losses: #921 Lexington (23-13), #921 Lexington (28-19), #2082 Rogers (46-42)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-58
Recent League Championships: 2009 (2A Region III District 20), 2008 (2A Region III District 20), 2007 (2A Region IV District 26)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Hearne, 9/7 at Riesel, 9/14 Lexington, 9/21 Caldwell, 9/28 at St. Michael's (Austin), 10/12 Westwood (Palestine), 10/19 at Elkhart, 10/26 Crockett, 11/2 Trinity, 11/9 at Teague
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington (40.5), Crockett (29), St. Michael's (Austin) (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Elkhart (0.2), Hearne (0.6), Westwood (Palestine) (1.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (13.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #518
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3810
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%