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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Jeff Hulme
League: 5A Region I District 7 (moving from 5A Region I District 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

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

TOP PLAYERS
Ken Burks 5'10" 190 RB 4.50
Chad Whitener 6'1" 235 MLB 4.60 [California]
Julius Lewis 6'0" 170 RB 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
George Baltimore 6'0" 205 Senior DB 4.50 [TCU]
Zachary Crabtree 6'7" 265 Senior OL 5.1 [Oklahoma State]
Austin Davis 6'3" 295 Senior OL 5.20 [Duke]
Trent Gow 6'3" 235 Senior TE 4.70

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Hassan Ridgeway 6'4" 260 Senior DE 5.00 [Texas]
Lenzy Pipkins 6'1" 180 Senior DB 4.45 [ULM]
Bryan Ohene Senior OLB [Colorado State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RBs, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 52.2
2011 National Rank: #186
2011 State Rank: #27
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 60
2012 National Rank: #47
2012 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2186
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 39.9
Dynasty Record: 50-48 (32-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 40.8
2011 Points Against Average: 22
2011 Differential: +18.8
2011 Wins: #119 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (29-27), #369 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (48-24), #606 Duncanville (27-20), #711 Summit (Arlington) (46-15), #1693 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (41-28), #2050 Grapevine (55-27), #2601 Keller (40-27), #2666 Burleson (40-21), #3363 Midlothian (59-14), #3620 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (45-14), #7193 Grand Prairie (45-2)
2011 Losses: #281 Abilene (25-22), #317 Cedar Hill (42-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-70
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Bowie (Arlington), 9/7 Keller, 9/14 at Summit (Arlington), 9/21 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 9/28 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 10/12 at Midlothian, 10/19 Duncanville, 10/26 at Grand Prairie, 11/2 at Cedar Hill, 11/8 De Soto
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (64.7), Cedar Hill (55), De Soto (54.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (3), Keller (21.1), Midlothian (23.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8 (34.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #91
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%