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GENERAL
Nickname: Stallions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Robinson
League: 5A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region II District 11)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #123

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dezmand Candelarie 6'3" 275 OL 5.50
Trae Hart 5'10" 155 WR
Elijah Banks 6'3" 205 OLB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Justin Backus 6'3" 175 Senior DB 4.51 [ULM]
King Davis 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.58 [New Mexico State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young Talent, OL
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class, Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 33.1
2011 National Rank: #1344
2011 State Rank: #165
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.5
2012 National Rank: #2893
2012 State Rank: #343
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1216
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 40-51 (14-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 26.4
2011 Points Against Average: 22.4
2011 Differential: +4
2011 Wins: #812 Rowlett (41-14), #1693 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (29-9), #2826 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (28-17), #8559 North Garland (Garland) (57-16), #9121 Lubbock (49-14)
2011 Losses: #88 Longview (49-13), #98 De Soto (28-17), #586 Mesquite (34-7), #619 Plano West (Plano) (27-10), #941 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (16-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-61
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/11 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (28-17)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Rowlett, 9/6 Houston [Sam] (Arlington), 9/14 Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 9/21 at South Garland (Garland), 10/5 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 10/12 at Rockwall, 10/19 Mesquite, 10/26 at Longview, 11/2 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 11/9 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (60.2), Mesquite (53.7), Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (45.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (4.5), Rockwall (11.4), Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (15.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #228
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%