GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 4A Region III District 22 (moving from 5A Region III District 23)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #59
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Deon Hollins 6'2" 225 DE 4.60 [UCLA]
Delshon Waller 5'10" 170 RB 4.40
Maurice Porter 6'6" 285 OL 4.90 [Texas Tech]
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Zachry Newman 6'2" 175 Senior DB
Darius Moore 6'3" 285 Senior OL [Baylor]
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Flannigan 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.50 [Texas Tech]
Josh Gibson 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.4 [Missouri]
Vershad Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.4 [New Mexico]
Rashad Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior ATH [New Mexico]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Second Year With Coaching Staff, Schedule, Line
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.6
2011 National Rank: #2461
2011 State Rank: #281
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.5
2012 National Rank: #2068
2012 State Rank: #259
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3703
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 39-41 (30-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 20.1
2011 Points Against Average: 25
2011 Differential: -4.9
2011 Wins: #3165 Alief Elsik (Houston) (22-15), #4498 Kempner (Sugar Land) (23-19), #5340 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (34-6), #5887 Willowridge (Houston) (20-0), #7345 Clements (Sugar Land) (27-24)
2011 Losses: #23 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (60-6), #206 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (35-13), #602 Klein Forest (Houston) (28-7), #1466 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (35-28), #5340 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (28-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-55
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region III District 23), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 at Chavez [Cesar] (Houston), 9/15 Alief Elsik (Houston), 9/20 at Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston), 9/28 Tomball, 10/5 at Ridge Point (Missouri City), 10/11 Stratford (Houston), 10/19 at Tomball Memorial (Tomball), 10/25 Spring Woods (Houston), 11/2 Northbrook (Houston), 11/8 at Willowridge (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Elsik (Houston) (22.1), Stratford (Houston) (12.7), Tomball (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northbrook (Houston) (-12.6), Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston) (-10.7), Spring Woods (Houston) (-7.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #746
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6609
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 50%