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GENERAL
Nickname: Generals
Colors: Scarlet/Silver/White
Coach: Bernie Mulvaney
League: 5A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #221

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Doug Steed 6'2" 195 QB 4.90
Sam Padron 6'0" 200 LB 4.70
Derrick Ford 5'10" 190 RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Playmakers, Backfield, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, Graduated Starters, Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -5.8
2011 National Rank: #9460
2011 State Rank: #849
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -4.3
2012 National Rank: #9022
2012 State Rank: #841
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8318
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 28-61 [27-62 on the field] (20-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2011 Points For Average: 18
2011 Points Against Average: 25.5
2011 Differential: -7.5
2011 Wins: #9241 Alief Hastings (Houston) (48-13), #12569 George Ranch (Richmond) (20-16), #13447 Davis [Jeff] (Houston) (40-14)
2011 Losses: #2466 Alief Taylor (Houston) (42-14), #3165 Alief Elsik (Houston) (35-8), #3641 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (28-20), #3982 Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (28-6), #4771 Aldine (Houston) (35-6), #6437 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (24-6), #8404 Rayburn [Sam] (Pasadena) (20-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 35-63
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Davis [Jeff] (Houston), 9/8 at Ridge Point (Missouri City), 9/13 Willowridge (Houston), 9/21 at Ball (Galveston), 9/28 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 10/6 at Aldine (Houston), 10/19 Alief Hastings (Houston), 10/26 at Alief Elsik (Houston), 11/3 Alief Taylor (Houston), 11/10 at Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Taylor (Houston) (36.5), Alief Elsik (Houston) (22.1), Nimitz [Chester W.] (Houston) (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Jeff] (Houston) (-30.2), Ball (Galveston) (-9.8), Alief Hastings (Houston) (-6.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #649
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5264
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%