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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
League: 4A-2 Region III District 12 (moving from 3A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #37

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mason Denley 6'4.5" 265 Senior DE 4.72 [Houston]
Royce Caldwell 5'7" 170 Senior ATH [New Mexico State]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2013 National Rank: #3390
2013 State Rank: #361
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.9
2014 National Rank: #3738
2014 State Rank: #415
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4376
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 50-64 (22-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.2
2013 Points Against Average: 23.1
2013 Differential: +2.1
2013 Wins: #2487 Bellville (32-27), #3398 El Campo (20-16), #3878 Yoakum (25-21), #6725 Rice (Altair) (46-21), #8917 Royal (Brookshire) (49-6), #11206 Needville (21-10)
2013 Losses: #475 La Grange (28-14), #1915 Cuero (42-21), #2692 Wharton (25-17), #4754 Sealy (35-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-49
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 24)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Bay City (28-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Bay City, 9/5 at La Grange, 9/12 at Rice (Altair), 9/19 Giddings, 9/26 Cuero, 10/3 at Hallettsville, 10/10 Wharton, 10/17 at Sweeny, 10/31 Bellville, 11/7 at Royal (Brookshire)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: La Grange (48.4), Hallettsville (42.6), Cuero (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Royal (Brookshire) (-3.5), Bay City (-1.6), Rice (Altair) (4.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (17.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1892
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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