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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Rodney Southern
League: 5A Region I District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #79

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rodarius Burks 5'10" 280 DL 5.10
Justin Murphy 6'6" 265 OL 5.30 [Texas Tech]
Shane Stafford 5'10" 175 QB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Durham Smythe 6'6" 230 Senior TE 4.8 [Notre Dame]
Kyle Battle 6'1" 170 Senior DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2012 National Rank: #1141
2012 State Rank: #136
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2013 National Rank: #1484
2013 State Rank: #198
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1256
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 32-22 [31-23 on the field] (22-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 31.6
2012 Points Against Average: 23.9
2012 Differential: +7.7
2012 Wins: #347 Copperas Cove (35-31), #2127 Round Rock (41-12), #2793 Stony Point (Round Rock) (15-14), #4150 Bryan (42-16), #4862 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (35-16), #4914 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (49-14)
2012 Losses: #92 Midway (Waco) (34-16), #920 Temple (50-44), #1108 Killeen (45-39), #2182 Harker Heights (7-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 49-59
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Stony Point (Round Rock), 9/13 at Bryan, 9/20 at Round Rock, 9/27 Harker Heights, 10/4 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/11 Temple, 10/18 at Copperas Cove, 10/25 Killeen, 11/1 at Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 11/8 Midway (Waco)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (49), Copperas Cove (46.2), Temple (34.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (5.7), Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (10.2), Bryan (17.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #635
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%