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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Brad Wright
League: 4A Region III District 18 (moving from 4A Region III District 17)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #126

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

TOP PLAYERS
Rhett Loewe QB
Derek Eckermann OL
Desmin Merrell WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Hamilton Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB
Team Weaknesses: Young, Graduated Large Senior Class, Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2011 National Rank: #5176
2011 State Rank: #527
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.7
2012 National Rank: #4971
2012 State Rank: #527
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2493
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 53-45 (35-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.3
2011 Points Against Average: 30
2011 Differential: -5.7
2011 Wins: #7055 Magnolia (47-14), #10880 Northbrook (Houston) (47-0), #10944 Spring Woods (Houston) (49-7)
2011 Losses: #623 Brenham (42-20), #850 Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg) (33-3), #1394 Montgomery (40-14), #1427 El Campo (43-21), #1653 Magnolia West (Magnolia) (45-0), #2442 Stratford (Houston) (35-20), #3739 Foster (Richmond) (41-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at El Campo, 9/14 Tomball Memorial (Tomball), 9/21 Brenham, 9/28 at Willis, 10/5 Montgomery, 10/12 at Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan), 10/19 Magnolia, 10/26 at Huntsville, 11/2 Caney Creek (Conroe), 11/9 at Magnolia West (Magnolia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: El Campo (31.1), Magnolia West (Magnolia) (25.8), Brenham (24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Caney Creek (Conroe) (-22.5), Magnolia (4.4), Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #527
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3850
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%