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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Mike Mullins
League: 5A Region I District 8 (moving from 5A Region II District 12)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Anderson 5'10" 190 Junior RB 4.50
Darius James 6'5" 320 Senior OL 4.90 [Texas]
Jonte Burton 6'1" 200 Senior LB 4.60

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Naashon Hughes 6'4" 215 Senior LB [Texas]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Camrhon Hughes 6'7" 270 Senior OL [Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, LBs, OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2011 National Rank: #2119
2011 State Rank: #243
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33
2012 National Rank: #1148
2012 State Rank: #155
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2309
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 36-54 (27-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 27.2
2011 Points Against Average: 25.1
2011 Differential: +2.1
2011 Wins: #1260 Killeen (38-27), #2792 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (29-22), #3802 Bryan (17-14), #5937 Shoemaker (Killeen) (33-7), #7209 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (37-7)
2011 Losses: #466 Copperas Cove (36-12), #1196 Belton (35-25), #1368 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (30-23), #1658 Temple (40-30), #1724 Georgetown (33-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-57
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 17)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Stony Point (Round Rock), 9/6 Round Rock, 9/14 Cedar Park, 9/28 Belton, 10/5 at Killeen, 10/12 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/19 Shoemaker (Killeen), 10/26 at Temple, 11/1 Midway (Waco), 11/9 at Copperas Cove
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (53.9), Cedar Park (47.2), Temple (40.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (2.9), Stony Point (Round Rock) (15.3), Shoemaker (Killeen) (15.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #277
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%