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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Don Long
League: 2A-1 Region I District 2 (moving from 2A-2 Region I District 2)
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jesse Flores RB
Seth Reagan S
Tylo Kirkpatrick LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Second Year With Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.7
2011 National Rank: #1740
2011 State Rank: #206
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.2
2012 National Rank: #3120
2012 State Rank: #359
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.9
Dynasty National Rank: #953
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 93-22 (48-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 39.3
2011 Points Against Average: 6.8
2011 Differential: +32.5
2011 Wins: #2530 Littlefield (27-6), #6413 Hamilton (41-0), #6823 Friona (41-7), #7259 Coahoma (40-6), #7752 Forsan (48-0), #8162 Hawley (52-0), #8323 Roosevelt (Lubbock) (38-0), #8820 Stanton (45-7), #11188 Post (46-0), #12744 Anson (53-0)
2011 Losses: #612 Cisco (27-14), #1391 Cooper (Lubbock) (28-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-65
Recent State Championships: 2010 (2A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A-2 Region I District 2), 2010 (2A-2 Region I District 2), 2007 (2A Region I District 4), 2006 (2A Region I District 4), 2005 (2A Region I District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Cooper (Lubbock), 9/7 at Seminole, 9/14 Littlefield, 9/21 Friona, 9/28 at Shallowater, 10/12 vs Brownfield, 10/19 Denver City, 10/26 at Slaton, 11/2 Kermit, 11/9 at Lamesa
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Seminole (37), Shallowater (34.4), Cooper (Lubbock) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kermit (-5.5), Lamesa (-5.4), Slaton (-1.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (8.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3634
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%