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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Joe Prud'homme
League: TAPPS Division I District 1
Playoff Division: TAPPS I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

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

TOP PLAYERS
David Authier 6'3" 215 Senior RB 4.55
Brennan Murnan 5'11" 185 Senior LB 4.55
Myles Murry 6'1" 180 Senior LB 4.65

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Messer 6'3" 270 Senior OL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, LB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Secondary, QB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 49.5
2012 National Rank: #286
2012 State Rank: #32
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 49.6
2013 National Rank: #213
2013 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 41.1
Dynasty National Rank: #334
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 63-7 (26-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.7
2012 Points Against Average: 15.7
2012 Differential: +17
2012 Wins: #719 Trinity Christian (Addison) (28-7), #719 Trinity Christian (Addison) (48-45), #1068 St. Michael's (Austin) (40-14), #1317 Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (33-21), #1511 St. Pius X (Houston) (28-14), #1672 Bishop Lynch (Dallas) (45-6), #1874 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (21-0), #2778 Everman (25-15), #5128 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (30-7), #8018 John Paul II (Plano) (43-14), #9968 Cathedral (El Paso) (41-8), #11223 Spruce [H. Grady] (Dallas) (48-6)
2012 Losses: #121 Lancaster (35-21), #392 Argyle (28-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 108-64
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/14/12 Everman (25-15), 9/21/12 Spruce [H. Grady] (Dallas) (48-6), 9/28/12 John Paul II (Plano) (43-14), 10/5/12 Trinity Christian (Addison) (28-7), 10/19/12 Bishop Lynch (Dallas) (45-6), 10/26/12 Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (33-21), 11/2/12 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (21-0), 11/9/12 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (30-7), 11/16/12 Cathedral (El Paso) (41-8), 11/24/12 St. Pius X (Houston) (28-14), 12/1/12 St. Michael's (Austin) (40-14), 12/8/12 Trinity Christian (Addison) (48-45)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/31 at Seguin [Juan] (Arlington), 9/6 at Argyle, 9/13 Everman, 9/20 Spruce [H. Grady] (Dallas), 9/27 at John Paul II (Plano), 10/4 Trinity Christian (Addison), 10/18 at Bishop Lynch (Dallas), 10/25 Prestonwood Christian (Plano), 11/1 Liberty Christian (Argyle), 11/8 at Bishop Dunne (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Argyle (61.7), Trinity Christian (Addison) (45), Liberty Christian (Argyle) (34.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Spruce [H. Grady] (Dallas) (-16), John Paul II (Plano) (0), Seguin [Juan] (Arlington) (13.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9 (25.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #194
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1270
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%