MacArthur (Irving, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brian Basil
League: 5A Region I District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #103

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Calvin House 5'10" 190 Senior LB 4.55
David Vinson 6'3" 235 Senior OL 4.78
Stacy Lawrence 5'10" 180 Senior S 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Taion Sells 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.4 [Baylor]
Justin Chavez 5'11" 185 Senior DB 4.4 [Texas-San Antonio]

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

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35
2012 National Rank: #1191
2012 State Rank: #142
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 25.9
2013 National Rank: #2106
2013 State Rank: #265
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1589
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 23-29 (16-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 33.2
2012 Points Against Average: 25.6
2012 Differential: +7.6
2012 Wins: #1314 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (46-7), #3578 Richardson (55-26), #4047 Grapevine (22-18), #5166 Irving (35-34), #5809 Haltom (Haltom City) (21-17), #5856 Nimitz (Irving) (34-20), #10294 Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton) (62-8)
2012 Losses: #72 Coppell (31-7), #115 Trinity (Euless) (38-16), #195 Heritage (Colleyville) (56-47), #968 Plano (27-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 57-63
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Richardson, 9/5 at Plano, 9/13 Haltom (Haltom City), 9/26 at Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton), 10/3 Trinity (Euless), 10/11 at Heritage (Colleyville), 10/18 at Nimitz (Irving), 10/25 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 11/1 at Grapevine, 11/8 Irving
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (57.8), Heritage (Colleyville) (37.9), Plano (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton) (-9.9), Haltom (Haltom City) (6.9), Irving (8.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (30.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #279
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1754
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%