Mercedes (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/White Coach: Michael Uribe League: 4A Region IV District 32 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #180 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 6-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Isaiah Garza 5'9" 150 Junior QB 4.66 Matthew Guzman 5'5" 160 Senior RB 4.53 Gerardo Perez 5'5" 195 Senior LB 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Offense Team Weaknesses: LB, DB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -5.1 2011 National Rank: #9279 2011 State Rank: #839 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -2.6 2012 National Rank: #8622 2012 State Rank: #815 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -2 Dynasty National Rank: #8897 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6 Dynasty Record: 46-50 (34-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 21.5 2011 Points Against Average: 26.9 2011 Differential: -5.4 2011 Wins: #9898 Roma (35-28), #11810 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya) (17-8), #11946 Veterans Memorial (Mission) (37-10), #13535 Valley View (Pharr) (44-0) 2011 Losses: #559 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (46-10), #3073 Weslaco East (Weslaco) (37-12), #3348 Weslaco (16-3), #3663 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (47-9), #6741 La Feria (42-20), #7996 Rio Grande City (39-28), #10890 Hidalgo (23-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 70-53 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Calallen (Corpus Christi), 9/7 Hidalgo, 9/14 at La Feria, 9/28 Veterans Memorial (Mission), 10/5 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr), 10/12 Rio Grande City, 10/19 Valley View (Pharr), 10/26 at Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch), 11/2 Roma, 11/8 at Mission Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Calallen (Corpus Christi) (33), Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (14.6), La Feria (7.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Valley View (Pharr) (-31.1), Veterans Memorial (Mission) (-24.5), Hidalgo (-8.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 (5.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #888 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8281 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |