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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Sam Wells
League: 3A-1 Region III District 11 (moving from 2A-1 Region III District 11)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Box 5'10" 180 Senior LB/TE 4.60
Zack McFarland 6'2" 295 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Zack Gray 5'10" 190 Junior RB/DE 4.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeffery Wilson 6'1" 190 Senior RB [North Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2013 National Rank: #5618
2013 State Rank: #560
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2014 National Rank: #5083
2014 State Rank: #544
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9439
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 41-70 (18-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.9
2013 Points Against Average: 32
2013 Differential: +0.9
2013 Wins: #5853 Alto (36-35), #6960 Trinity (47-31), #7667 Crockett (35-14), #8941 Frankston (35-30), #8982 Joaquin (34-28), #11587 Westwood (Palestine) (55-21), #11891 Grapeland (49-7)
2013 Losses: #1021 Franklin (49-21), #1952 Godley (47-14), #2501 Centerville (27-7), #3582 Teague (63-29)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-57
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Buffalo (56-3)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Buffalo, 9/5 at Leon (Jewett), 9/12 Mildred (Corsicana), 9/19 Trinity, 9/26 at Huntington, 10/10 Eustace, 10/17 Malakoff, 10/24 at Kemp, 10/31 Westwood (Palestine), 11/7 at Teague
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Malakoff (21.4), Teague (19.1), Trinity (9.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kemp (-16.9), Huntington (-16.7), Westwood (Palestine) (-6.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 (9.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #750
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7277
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%