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GENERAL
Nickname: Kangaroos
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Sam Jones
League: 5A Region I District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel McCants 5'10" 180 RB 4.30
Garrett Gaskamp 5'11" 190 QB 4.60
Devyn Williams 5'11" 180 WR 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deric Robertson 6'2" 185 Senior DB 4.50 [Oklahoma State]
Akeem Harrison 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.7
Jeff Banks 6'6" 225 Senior DE 4.6 [Texas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.7
2012 National Rank: #1108
2012 State Rank: #133
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 32.8
2013 National Rank: #1217
2013 State Rank: #169
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1077
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 41-20 (17-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 35
2012 Points Against Average: 33.8
2012 Differential: +1.2
2012 Wins: #1141 Belton (45-39), #1378 Vandegrift (Austin) (23-17), #2182 Harker Heights (28-7), #2793 Stony Point (Round Rock) (42-41), #3574 Canyon (New Braunfels) (33-28), #4862 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (54-22), #4914 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (38-6)
2012 Losses: #92 Midway (Waco) (44-17), #347 Copperas Cove (64-28), #358 Mansfield (41-21), #920 Temple (63-56)
2012 Opponents W-L: 56-62
Recent League Championships: 2004 (4A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Canyon (New Braunfels), 9/6 vs Vandegrift (Austin), 9/19 at Stony Point (Round Rock), 9/27 vs Copperas Cove, 10/4 at Harker Heights, 10/11 at Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 10/18 Midway (Waco), 10/25 at Belton, 11/1 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 11/8 at Temple
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), Canyon (New Braunfels) (18.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 (33.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
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: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%