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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Tim Finn
League: 3A Region IV District 25 (moving from 3A Region IV District 29)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #69

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bartee Grissom 6'0" QB 4.60
Alfred Pinkney 5'9" DB/RB 4.60
Ramon Frazier 6'0" LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class, Young At Some Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2011 National Rank: #3195
2011 State Rank: #351
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18
2012 National Rank: #3346
2012 State Rank: #374
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4079
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 41-55 (28-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.8
2011 Points Against Average: 31.7
2011 Differential: -3.9
2011 Wins: #2313 Sweeny (34-28), #3358 Ingleside (36-35), #6548 Orange Grove (65-7), #6564 Royal (Brookshire) (29-25), #7885 Palacios (31-7), #8570 Needville (31-13)
2011 Losses: #361 Navasota (54-0), #809 Columbia (West Columbia) (36-13), #1229 Devine (56-42), #1427 El Campo (41-6), #2365 Smithville (43-12), #3777 Columbus (43-41), #4425 St. Michael's (Austin) (24-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 93-57
Recent League Championships: 2003 (3A Region IV District 28)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Cuero, 9/7 Scarborough (Houston), 9/14 at Columbia (West Columbia), 9/21 Brazosport (Freeport), 9/28 Needville, 10/5 at Sealy, 10/12 Columbus, 10/19 at El Campo, 10/26 Bellville, 11/2 at Royal (Brookshire)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sealy (43.7), Columbia (West Columbia) (35.7), Bellville (32.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scarborough (Houston) (-42.9), Needville (0), Royal (Brookshire) (1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (20.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #473
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3374
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%