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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Craig Yenzer
League: 5A Region I District 2 (moving from 5A Region I District 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #116

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brent Stewart 6'2" 185 Senior FS 4.50
Jackson Wilson 6'0" 210/DE
Landon Dory 6'5" 220 TE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dutton Watson 6'3" 240 Senior DE 4.80 [North Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Ethic, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35
2011 National Rank: #1139
2011 State Rank: #139
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2012 National Rank: #2460
2012 State Rank: #302
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.1
Dynasty National Rank: #565
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 63-41 (28-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 31.5
2011 Points Against Average: 24.4
2011 Differential: +7.1
2011 Wins: #1187 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (45-35), #1339 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (35-28), #1411 Amarillo (24-17), #4115 Monterey (Lubbock) (46-0), #4827 Del Valle (El Paso) (44-14), #6720 Coronado (Lubbock) (49-14)
2011 Losses: #76 Martin [James] (Arlington) (37-7), #281 Abilene (30-14), #529 Cooper (Abilene) (34-32), #1231 Permian (Odessa) (28-26), #3436 Odessa (31-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-51
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Coronado (El Paso), 9/7 at Carroll (Southlake), 9/21 Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/28 at Permian (Odessa), 10/5 San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 10/12 at Cooper (Abilene), 10/19 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland), 10/26 at Coronado (Lubbock), 11/2 Odessa, 11/9 at Abilene
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Southlake) (66.4), Abilene (55.6), Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coronado (Lubbock) (-2.6), Coronado (El Paso) (3.9), Odessa (11.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2 (33.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #474
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%