GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Chris Cunningham
League: TAPPS Division I District 1
Playoff Division: TAPPS I
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Mike Mitchell LB
JP Coward RB
Zach Missimo DE
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Christian Morgan 6'4" 255 Senior TE [Florida State]
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Morgan 6'2" 195 Senior DB 4.5 [Iowa]
Brandon Dawkins 6'6" 300 Senior OL 4.9 [Rice]
Anthony Gair 6'2" 195 Senior S [Iowa]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2011 National Rank: #1801
2011 State Rank: #212
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.6
2012 National Rank: #1508
2012 State Rank: #199
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2166
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 73-32 (33-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 39
2011 Points Against Average: 25.2
2011 Differential: +13.8
2011 Wins: #2157 Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (33-31), #3264 Trinity Christian (Addison) (63-59), #4480 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (31-7), #4785 Bishop Lynch (Dallas) (38-17), #5174 Holy Cross (San Antonio) (43-13), #5743 Cistercian (Irving) (54-13), #6921 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (35-28), #7936 Central Catholic (San Antonio) (27-7), #9733 John Paul II (Plano) (62-34)
2011 Losses: #392 Celina (34-33), #851 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (35-28), #1817 Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (24-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-56
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2009 (TAPPS II), 2005 (TAPPS III)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (TAPPS Division II District 2), 2005 (TAPPS Division III District 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division III District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Henderson, 9/7 Gilmer, 9/14 Royse City, 9/21 at Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas), 9/28 Liberty Christian (Argyle), 10/5 at Bishop Dunne (Dallas), 10/12 John Paul II (Plano), 10/19 at Trinity Christian (Addison), 10/26 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth), 11/2 at Bishop Lynch (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Henderson (51), Gilmer (47.4), Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (36.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: John Paul II (Plano) (-5.5), Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas) (0.7), Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (16.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1597
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%