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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%