GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Cornelius McFarland
League: 4A Region III District 21 (moving from 4A Region III District 22)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #191
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
DeXavier Lancaster 6'3" 275 DL 4.90
Rodney Baker 6'2" 235 DE 4.80
Rickey Watson 6'1" 180 LB 4.70
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Marcus Loud 6'4" 235 Senior DE 4.70 [Missouri]
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
William Jackson 6'2" 175 Senior ATH 4.50 [Houston]
Xavien Howard 6'2" 185 Senior DB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Nucleus
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience At Some Spots
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -0.9
2011 National Rank: #8288
2011 State Rank: #770
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -6.5
2012 National Rank: #9567
2012 State Rank: #884
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9672
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 44-52 [45-51 on the field] (33-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 24.4
2011 Points Against Average: 26.4
2011 Differential: -2
2011 Wins: #8495 Ball (Galveston) (25-13), #9365 Waltrip (Houston) (37-22), #11112 Jones [Jesse H.] (Houston) (21-6), #12677 Furr (Houston) (37-12), #14387 Scarborough (Houston) (53-2)
2011 Losses: #382 Angleton (65-36), #494 La Marque (75-6), #4704 Westbury (Houston) (35-22), #5551 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (18-16), #6037 Kashmere (Houston) (28-7), #7650 Washington [Booker T.] (Houston) (14-7), #11480 Worthing [Evan E.] (Houston) (27-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-69
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 19)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Yates [Jack] (Houston), 9/8 at Kashmere (Houston), 9/22 Reagan [John H.] (Houston), 9/27 at Milby [Charles H.] (Houston), 10/5 Sharpstown (Houston), 10/12 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston), 10/19 Lee [Robert E.] (Houston), 10/27 at Waltrip (Houston), 11/3 Davis [Jeff] (Houston), 11/10 North Forest (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sharpstown (Houston) (17.7), North Forest (Houston) (11.2), Kashmere (Houston) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Jeff] (Houston) (-30.2), Austin [Stephen F.] (Houston) (-27.1), Milby [Charles H.] (Houston) (-14.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1 (4.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #902
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8385
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%