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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Scarlet/Royal Blue
Coach: Jeff Dicus
League: 6A Region I District 8 (moving from 5A Region I District 7)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
ZaCarrius Green 6'1" OLB [Oklahoma State]
Corey Smith MLB
Xavier Brown WR/CB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Sami Awad 6'2" 275 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience At Skill Positions, Depth On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 46.7
2013 National Rank: #394
2013 State Rank: #53
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 48
2014 National Rank: #277
2014 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #625
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 61-56 (44-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 30.6
2013 Points Against Average: 30.5
2013 Differential: +0.1
2013 Wins: #236 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (9-7), #621 Heritage (Colleyville) (70-42), #844 Midlothian (19-17), #2406 Abilene (50-20), #4679 Grand Prairie (58-46)
2013 Losses: #5 De Soto (55-29), #12 Cedar Hill (23-6), #206 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (45-33), #703 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (15-8), #930 Mansfield (35-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 70-47
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5), 2004 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/8/13 Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (9-7), 8/29/14 Arlington (32-29)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Arlington, 9/5 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 9/12 Mesquite, 9/19 at Midway (Waco), 9/26 Mansfield, 10/3 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/10 Cedar Hill, 10/17 at Midlothian, 10/31 Grand Prairie, 11/6 at De Soto
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Hill (85.3), De Soto (74.7), Midway (Waco) (53.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Prairie (14), Mesquite (24.5), Midlothian (32.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #54
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%