Rice (Altair, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Brad Dumont League: 2A-1 Region IV District 14 Playoff Division: 2A-1 Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS James Garner RB Everitt Grounds WR Ron McGrew OL D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Jared Kaster 6'3.5" 250 Senior OL 5.00 [Texas Tech] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Skill Position Talent Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 24 2011 National Rank: #2557 2011 State Rank: #293 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.3 2012 National Rank: #2100 2012 State Rank: #264 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1249 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4 Dynasty Record: 84-24 (43-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 24.6 2011 Points Against Average: 20.7 2011 Differential: +3.9 2011 Wins: #3009 Hitchcock (23-22), #3777 Columbus (22-14), #4985 Industrial (Vanderbilt) (10-7), #6703 Somerset (62-22), #9093 Van Vleck (48-22) 2011 Losses: #145 Refugio (26-7), #451 Hempstead (18-7), #2632 Hallettsville (20-14), #3479 Edna (35-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 64-41 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region II District 14), 2009 (2A Region IV District 26), 2008 (2A Region IV District 26), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region IV District 28), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 20) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 9/7 Luling, 9/14 at Columbus, 9/21 East Bernard, 9/28 at Yoakum, 10/12 at Industrial (Vanderbilt), 10/19 Hallettsville, 10/26 at Hempstead, 11/2 Palacios, 11/9 at Edna Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hempstead (35.6), East Bernard (34.5), St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (27.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palacios (0.8), Industrial (Vanderbilt) (6.5), Columbus (12.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #255 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1631 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |