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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Brandon Carpenter
League: 3A Region III District 22
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #178

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Laramie Nash 5'7" 145 RB 4.60
Steven Soles 6'1" 185 LB 4.80
Colton Lafrance 6'0" 220 OL 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -38.2
2011 National Rank: #14102
2011 State Rank: #1135
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: -38.7
2012 National Rank: #13989
2012 State Rank: #1130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #13148
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19
Dynasty Record: 16-71 (3-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 0-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 12
2011 Points Against Average: 49.2
2011 Differential: -37.2
2011 Wins: none
2011 Losses: #313 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (67-8), #2239 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (56-0), #4064 Liberty (63-8), #6397 Cleveland (70-12), #10419 Splendora (49-8), #11154 Shepherd (34-14), #11560 Hardin (21-12), #11616 Kountze (50-20), #12824 Huntington (41-20), #12950 Hull-Daisetta (Daisetta) (41-18)
2011 Opponents W-L: 52-55
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Huntington, 9/7 Hardin, 9/14 vs Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake), 9/21 at Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston), 9/28 at Cleveland, 10/5 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring), 10/12 at Shepherd, 10/26 Splendora, 11/2 at Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman), 11/9 Liberty
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (52.1), Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (32.4), Liberty (19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Huntington (-29.1), Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (-19.1), Splendora (-13.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #768
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6932
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%