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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Fuller
League: 4A-1 Region I District 4 (moving from 3A Region II District 9)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Hartsell 6'3" 300 Senior OL
Jacob Kevetter 6'0" 180 Senior DB
Cole Vaughan 5'11" 180 Junior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Grayson Muehlstein 6'4" 210 Senior QB 4.54 [TCU]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 28.4
2013 National Rank: #2013
2013 State Rank: #226
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2014 National Rank: #2218
2014 State Rank: #256
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1795
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 81-42 (37-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 40.4
2013 Points Against Average: 30.8
2013 Differential: +9.6
2013 Wins: #3387 Springtown (35-28), #3422 Sanger (56-53), #4361 Hirschi (Wichita Falls) (45-29), #5108 Ranchview (Irving) (62-34), #5414 Burkburnett (41-38), #5926 Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas) (48-7), #6315 Iowa Park (42-7), #7859 Krum (41-14), #8801 Bridgeport (52-7)
2013 Losses: #548 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (55-40), #1141 Gainesville (48-23), #1165 Trinity Christian (Addison) (49-13), #3900 Alvarado (31-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-73
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region I District 7), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region I District 8), 2006 (3A Region I District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A Region I District 7), 2004 (3A Region I District 7), 2003 (3A Region I District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Springtown, 9/6 Alvarado, 9/12 at Iowa Park, 9/19 Ranchview (Irving), 9/26 Bridgeport, 10/10 Burkburnett, 10/17 at Mineral Wells, 10/24 Hirschi (Wichita Falls), 10/31 Gainesville, 11/7 at Graham
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Graham (53.9), Gainesville (35.7), Alvarado (25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mineral Wells (-9.6), Bridgeport (-6.1), Iowa Park (6.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (18 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #398
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2867
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%