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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Gary Joseph
League: 5A Region III District 19
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rodney Anderson 6'0" 200 Junior RB 4.60
Cody Gessler 5'11" 240 Senior DE
Jake Blomstrom 6'2" 225 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Logan Lister 6'5" 240 Senior TE [Rutgers]
Tim Wilkerson 6'3" 220 Senior DE
Sloan Spiller 6'0" 225 Senior TE [UTEP]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Adam Taylor 6'0" 210 Senior RB 4.5 [Nebraska]
Matt Dimon 6'3" 245 Senior DE [Oklahoma]
Kyle Fulks 5'8" 155 Senior DB 4.36 [Baylor]
Isaiah Brown 5'11" 175 Senior DB [New Mexico]
Aaron Sowell 6'2" 285 Senior OL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 67.5
2012 National Rank: #20
2012 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 66.9
2013 National Rank: #27
2013 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 59
Dynasty National Rank: #18
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 68-7 (30-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 16-0
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 51.8
2012 Points Against Average: 12.9
2012 Differential: +38.9
2012 Wins: #51 Cedar Hill (35-24), #93 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (45-33), #506 The Woodlands (63-10), #611 Alief Taylor (Houston) (23-9), #625 La Porte (55-10), #943 Cypress Ranch (Houston) (70-21), #1013 Cinco Ranch (Katy) (35-21), #1051 Memorial (Houston) (41-6), #1168 Langham Creek (Houston) (49-0), #1460 Klein (48-7), #1555 Morton Ranch (Katy) (62-24), #1860 Seven Lakes (Katy) (38-13), #4138 Strake Jesuit (Houston) (62-7), #4872 Mayde Creek (Houston) (70-7), #5040 Taylor [James E.] (Katy) (56-7), #6792 Westbury (Houston) (77-7)
2012 Losses: none
2012 Opponents W-L: 113-78
Recent State Championships: 2012 (5A-II), 2008 (5A-II), 2007 (5A-II), 2003 (5A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (5A Region III District 17), 2007 (5A Region III District 18), 2006 (5A Region III District 18), 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/31/12 Klein (48-7), 9/7/12 Alief Taylor (Houston) (23-9), 9/15/12 The Woodlands (63-10), 9/27/12 Morton Ranch (Katy) (62-24), 10/6/12 Mayde Creek (Houston) (70-7), 10/12/12 Taylor [James E.] (Katy) (56-7), 10/19/12 Seven Lakes (Katy) (38-13), 10/27/12 Strake Jesuit (Houston) (62-7), 11/3/12 Cinco Ranch (Katy) (35-21), 11/9/12 Memorial (Houston) (41-6), 11/15/12 Westbury (Houston) (77-7), 11/23/12 Langham Creek (Houston) (49-0), 12/1/12 La Porte (55-10), 12/8/12 Cypress Ranch (Houston) (70-21), 12/15/12 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (45-33), 12/22/12 Cedar Hill (35-24)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Klein, 9/6 at Alief Taylor (Houston), 9/14 The Woodlands, 9/20 vs Mayde Creek (Houston), 9/26 at Morton Ranch (Katy), 10/11 at Taylor [James E.] (Katy), 10/18 Seven Lakes (Katy), 10/26 at Strake Jesuit (Houston), 11/2 at Cinco Ranch (Katy), 11/8 Memorial (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Taylor (Houston) (41.7), Klein (33.7), Memorial (Houston) (33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mayde Creek (Houston) (-2.8), Taylor [James E.] (Katy) (12.3), Strake Jesuit (Houston) (17)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3 (36.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1042
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%