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GENERAL
Nickname: Rattlers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Carlos Longoria
League: 4A Region IV District 32
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #169

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Pratt 6'2" 290 OL 5.60
Eric Martinez 6'1" 235 OL 5.20
Otoniel Garcia 6'0" 190 LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Second Year With Coaching Staff, OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Some Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7995
2011 State Rank: #744
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0.5
2012 National Rank: #7588
2012 State Rank: #747
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10034
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 34-56 (21-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.5
2011 Points Against Average: 24.5
2011 Differential: +3
2011 Wins: #9280 Mercedes (39-28), #9898 Roma (61-28), #10890 Hidalgo (35-15), #11810 Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya) (14-10), #11946 Veterans Memorial (Mission) (42-7), #13535 Valley View (Pharr) (27-14)
2011 Losses: #3073 Weslaco East (Weslaco) (28-14), #3663 Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (42-21), #3847 Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi) (39-36), #8375 Palmview (La Joya) (41-0), #10737 La Joya (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 52-67
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Edinburg North (Edinburg), 9/7 Veterans Memorial (Brownsville), 9/20 at United South (Laredo), 9/28 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr), 10/5 at Roma, 10/12 at Mercedes, 10/19 Mission, 10/26 at Valley View (Pharr), 11/1 Veterans Memorial (Mission), 11/9 at Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Veterans Memorial (Brownsville) (17.5), Edcouch-Elsa (Edcouch) (14.6), Edinburg North (Edinburg) (-0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Valley View (Pharr) (-31.1), Veterans Memorial (Mission) (-24.5), United South (Laredo) (-10.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 (-2.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #955
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9182
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%