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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Mike Alexander
League: 2A-1 Region II District 8 (moving from 3A Region II District 15)
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 11

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Alston QB
Daniel Brown ATH
Chase Whitaker DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Easier Schedule Dropping To 2A, QB
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -6.2
2011 National Rank: #9556
2011 State Rank: #856
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2012 National Rank: #7381
2012 State Rank: #725
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5992
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 38-57 (10-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.9
2011 Points Against Average: 41.9
2011 Differential: -22
2011 Wins: #5826 Cooper (31-21), #11229 Rains (Emory) (36-14)
2011 Losses: #1143 Paris (46-14), #2227 Atlanta (50-20), #2231 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (42-7), #2930 Winnsboro (56-28), #4835 Canton (42-10), #5122 North Lamar (Paris) (56-27), #6221 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (47-0), #6559 Jefferson (45-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-56
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 11), 2004 (3A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Rains (Emory), 9/7 Linden-Kildare (Linden), 9/14 Cooper, 9/21 at Winnsboro, 9/28 vs Hooks, 10/5 at Prairiland (Pattonville), 10/19 Queen City, 10/26 at Daingerfield, 11/2 Redwater, 11/9 at New Boston
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Boston (42.2), Daingerfield (38.2), Winnsboro (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rains (Emory) (-16.9), Queen City (-15.5), Prairiland (Pattonville) (-3.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #461
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3241
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%