GENERAL
Nickname: Vandals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jared Moffatt
League: 3A Region II District 15 (moving from 3A Region II District 14)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #18
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Garrett Smallwood 5'10" 185 QB 4.70
Rigo Lemus 5'9" 170 WR 4.50
Syd Moore 6'2" 260 DL 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dalton Santos 6'2" 240 Senior LB 4.55 [Texas]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Recent Success, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Top Defenders
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35
2011 National Rank: #1131
2011 State Rank: #138
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 37.7
2012 National Rank: #734
2012 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1972
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 74-27 (33-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 43.9
2011 Points Against Average: 20.8
2011 Differential: +23.1
2011 Wins: #2814 Palestine (43-7), #3837 Spring Hill (Longview) (28-7), #4428 Wills Point (28-20), #4835 Canton (69-28), #5671 Crandall (36-7), #5809 Grand Saline (50-6), #7248 Ford (Quinlan) (47-12), #7343 Ferris (51-23), #7821 Brownsboro (52-18), #11229 Rains (Emory) (40-14)
2011 Losses: #149 Gilmer (57-40), #796 Lindale (50-43)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-69
Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A Region II District 14), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14), 2004, 2003 (3A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pine Tree (Longview), 9/7 at Hallsville, 9/14 at Lindale, 9/21 Kaufman, 9/28 at Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 10/12 Mineola, 10/19 at Athens, 10/26 Brownsboro, 11/2 at Mabank, 11/9 Canton
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lindale (34.3), Mineola (29.1), Hallsville (26.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsboro (-1.4), Mabank (1.3), Pine Tree (Longview) (9.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (16.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #339
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2300
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%