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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Columbia Blue/Navy Blue
Coach: Eddie Chinea
League: 3A Region III District 23 (moving from 4A Region III District 21)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #149

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarvis Duckworth RB
James Washington WR
Chazz Jenkins FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Some Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -10.4
2011 National Rank: #10443
2011 State Rank: #906
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -4.4
2012 National Rank: #9044
2012 State Rank: #845
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -11
Dynasty National Rank: #11533
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 34-56 (26-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.9
2011 Points Against Average: 30.2
2011 Differential: -12.3
2011 Wins: #11112 Jones [Jesse H.] (Houston) (40-22), #12677 Furr (Houston) (20-2), #13121 Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (31-19), #13447 Davis [Jeff] (Houston) (34-21)
2011 Losses: #494 La Marque (60-0), #850 Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg) (62-0), #5551 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (24-20), #5548 Sharpstown (Houston) (31-0), #7781 Reagan [John H.] (Houston) (34-14), #9365 Waltrip (Houston) (27-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-57
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Sharpstown (Houston), 9/7 at Willowridge (Houston), 9/14 at Navasota, 9/29 at Yates [Jack] (Houston), 10/4 Jones [Jesse H.] (Houston), 10/13 Scarborough (Houston), 10/20 at Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston), 10/27 vs Furr (Houston), 11/2 at Washington [Booker T.] (Houston), 11/9 Kashmere (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Navasota (54.8), Sharpstown (Houston) (17.7), Kashmere (Houston) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scarborough (Houston) (-42.9), Jones [Jesse H.] (Houston) (-19.3), Furr (Houston) (-16)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #799
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7248
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%