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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Joey McGuire
League: 6A Region I District 8 (moving from 5A Region I District 7)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
DaMarkus Lodge 6'2" 195 Junior WR 4.54 [Texas A&M]
Aca'Cedric Ware 5'11" 200 Junior RB 4.51 [USC]
Richard Moore 6'1" 205 Junior LB 4.61 [Texas A&M]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Darrell Miller 5'11" 170 Senior DB 4.7 [Tennessee]
Justin McMillan 6'2" 180 Senior QB [LSU]
Randy Crystian 6'1" 255 Senior OL
Denvre Daniels 5'10" 175 Senior WR
D'Aundrey Bradley 6'1" 175 Senior WR
Trevis Gipson 6'5" 200 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marcus Green 6'1" 170 Senior DB 4.6 [Oklahoma]
Xavier Washington 6'2" 240 Senior DE 4.79 [Northwestern]
Tadarrian Luster 5'10" 170 Senior DB 4.5
Larry Hill 6'0" 200 Senior RB
Jonathan Buffin 5'9" 175 Senior DB 4.5
Timmis Bonner 6'0" 275 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 71.4
2013 National Rank: #12
2013 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 85.3
2014 National Rank: #4
2014 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 45.6
Dynasty National Rank: #82
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 39.7
Dynasty Record: 107-35 (60-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 36.3
2013 Points Against Average: 20.6
2013 Differential: +15.7
2013 Wins: #33 Katy (34-24), #52 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (38-28), #81 Lake Travis (Austin) (19-10), #125 Hebron (Carrollton) (42-21), #133 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (52-29), #236 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (44-6), #380 Cooper (Abilene) (28-23), #394 Duncanville (23-6), #703 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (35-24), #707 Temple (39-35), #844 Midlothian (40-14), #930 Mansfield (42-17), #4679 Grand Prairie (57-6), #5788 Ozen (Beaumont) (48-0)
2013 Losses: #2 Allen (39-20), #5 De Soto (47-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 134-65
Recent State Championships: 2013 (5A-II), 2006 (5A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5), 2009 (5A Region I District 7), 2008 (5A Region I District 7), 2006 (5A Region I District 8), 2005 (5A Region I District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/27/13 Duncanville (23-6), 10/11/13 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (35-24), 10/18/13 Grand Prairie (57-6), 10/25/13 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (44-6), 11/1/13 Mansfield (42-17), 11/8/13 Midlothian (40-14), 11/16/13 Temple (39-35), 11/23/13 Hebron (Carrollton) (42-21), 11/30/13 Cooper (Abilene) (28-23), 12/9/13 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (52-29), 12/14/13 Lake Travis (Austin) (19-10), 12/21/13 Katy (34-24), 8/29/14 South Oak Cliff (Dallas) (56-34)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at South Oak Cliff (Dallas), 9/5 Bowie (Arlington), 9/12 at Skyline (Dallas), 9/19 at Coppell, 10/3 Midlothian, 10/10 at Duncanville, 10/17 Grand Prairie, 10/24 at De Soto, 10/31 Mansfield, 11/7 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: De Soto (74.7), Coppell (66.7), Skyline (Dallas) (56.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (14), Midlothian (32.7), Mansfield (38.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.6 (51.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 47
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #44
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%