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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Sam Smith
League: 5A Region III District 24
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #137

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Blake Blackmar 6'6" 320 Senior C 5.45 [Baylor]
Sam Smith 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.55
Nathan Fox 6'2" 215 Junior LB 4.72

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Matthew Mucha 6'6" 255 Senior OL 4.8 [Oklahoma State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Offensive Starters Return, Big/Experienced OL, Top 3 WRs Return
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Entire DL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 7.5
2012 National Rank: #6162
2012 State Rank: #603
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2013 National Rank: #3285
2013 State Rank: #373
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3917
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 18-33 [17-34 on the field] (10-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 24
2012 Points Against Average: 33.5
2012 Differential: -9.5
2012 Wins: #5215 Conroe (42-39), #6943 Clear Falls (League City) (42-28), #8525 Sterling [Ross] (Baytown) (33-22)
2012 Losses: #1713 Clear Springs (League City) (43-7), #2031 Clear Creek (League City) (42-5), #2158 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (30-22), #2379 Deer Park (29-6), #3002 Pasadena Memorial (Pasadena) (36-27), #3127 Brazoswood (Clute) (32-29), #6063 Dickinson (34-27)
2012 Opponents W-L: 50-59
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Deer Park, 9/5 Pasadena Memorial (Pasadena), 9/12 Sterling [Ross] (Baytown), 9/20 at Conroe, 9/27 at Clear Creek (League City), 10/4 Clear Brook (Friendswood), 10/11 at Brazoswood (Clute), 10/18 Clear Springs (League City), 10/31 at Clear Falls (League City), 11/7 Dickinson
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Clear Springs (League City) (35), Clear Creek (League City) (34), Deer Park (29.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sterling [Ross] (Baytown) (-2), Clear Falls (League City) (6.5), Dickinson (9.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1732
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%