Venus (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Buddy Hardin League: 3A Region I District 7 (moving from 3A Region I District 8) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #130 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Heath Dugan QB Steven Prater LB Michael Clift G/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Backfield Team Weaknesses: Defensive Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -2.1 2011 National Rank: #8562 2011 State Rank: #796 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.4 2012 National Rank: #7360 2012 State Rank: #721 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -18.4 Dynasty National Rank: #12960 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8 Dynasty Record: 18-73 (7-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2011 Points For Average: 19 2011 Points Against Average: 26.4 2011 Differential: -7.4 2011 Wins: #9963 Hillsboro (32-26), #10605 Castleberry (Fort Worth) (27-8), #11206 Adamson [W. H.] (Dallas) (13-6), #12066 West (33-28), #12861 Maypearl (34-0) 2011 Losses: #107 Alvarado (71-0), #1878 Kennedale (41-0), #4164 Glen Rose (50-22), #7146 Palmer (14-13), #7875 Paradise (20-16) 2011 Opponents W-L: 44-65 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/11 Hillsboro (32-26) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Poly (Fort Worth), 9/6 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Dallas), 9/14 at Maypearl, 9/21 Life Red Oak (Red Oak), 9/28 Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas), 10/4 at Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth), 10/19 Hillsboro, 10/26 at Stephenville, 11/2 Glen Rose, 11/9 at Alvarado Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alvarado (56.8), Stephenville (53.1), Glen Rose (22.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth) (-43.5), Maypearl (-28.4), Life Red Oak (Red Oak) (-27.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #875 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8130 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |