Garland (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Owls Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jeff Jordan League: 5A Region II District 11 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #61 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jalen Evans WR V.J. Gates QB Shamar Williams C D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Nick Horton 6'3" 220 Senior LB 4.50 [SMU] Ja'Taveon Green 5'8" 160 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, 40 Lettermen Return, Speed/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Young Players Will Need To Step Up, Question Marks On Lines RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 33.4 2012 National Rank: #1354 2012 State Rank: #162 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1 2013 Starting Power Rating: 33.7 2013 National Rank: #1119 2013 State Rank: #151 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 39.3 Dynasty National Rank: #424 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6 Dynasty Record: 42-16 (29-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 6-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 26.7 2012 Points Against Average: 30.7 2012 Differential: -4 2012 Wins: #917 Sachse (23-21), #1419 South Garland (Garland) (34-25), #2794 Rowlett (26-21), #3046 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (30-23), #3651 Naaman Forest (Garland) (33-14), #8583 North Garland (Garland) (58-35) 2012 Losses: #72 Coppell (35-14), #318 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (56-35), #318 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (42-0), #758 Boyd (McKinney) (31-21), #795 Plano East (Plano) (35-20) 2012 Opponents W-L: 65-55 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (5A Region II District 10), 2009 (5A Region II District 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Plano East (Plano), 9/6 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 9/12 at Boyd (McKinney), 9/19 Coppell, 9/27 at Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 10/4 Rowlett, 10/18 at Sachse, 10/25 South Garland (Garland), 11/1 at Naaman Forest (Garland), 11/7 North Garland (Garland) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Coppell (65.9), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (53.5), Sachse (50.6) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: North Garland (Garland) (-0.2), Naaman Forest (Garland) (17.1), Rowlett (18.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 (34.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #244 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |