Garland (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Owls Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jeff Jordan League: 6A Region II District 11 (moving from 5A Region II District 11) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #100 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 5-4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Luther Kirk Senior QB Justin Leimer Senior G Jose Alvidrez Junior G ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Donovan Ransom 6'1" 265 Senior DT 5.36 [Arkansas State] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Lay'trion Jones 6'3" 285 Senior DT 5.4 [Kansas] V.J. Gates 5'9" 175 Senior ATH 4.6 Drashane Glass 5'11" 200 Senior WR 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Lines, Team Speed RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 26.9 2013 National Rank: #2230 2013 State Rank: #253 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.7 2014 National Rank: #2176 2014 State Rank: #250 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 36.8 Dynasty National Rank: #306 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1 Dynasty Record: 88-41 (59-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 5-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 23.2 2013 Points Against Average: 27.2 2013 Differential: -4 2013 Wins: #2876 Naaman Forest (Garland) (37-28), #3211 Rowlett (42-36), #4655 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (30-14), #5264 South Garland (Garland) (26-7), #10739 North Garland (Garland) (37-7) 2013 Losses: #206 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (42-14), #206 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (35-7), #405 Boyd (McKinney) (51-9), #613 Sachse (24-10), #1389 Plano East (Plano) (28-20) 2013 Opponents W-L: 56-53 Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region II District 11), 2011 (5A Region II District 10), 2009 (5A Region II District 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2005 (5A Region II District 11), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/28/14 MacArthur (Irving) (24-22), 9/4/14 Mesquite (49-28) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/28 MacArthur (Irving), 9/4 at Mesquite, 9/11 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 9/19 Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/26 at Sachse, 10/3 Rowlett, 10/17 at Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 10/24 at Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 10/31 North Garland (Garland), 11/7 at Rockwall Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (45.2), Rockwall (43.4), Sachse (39.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Garland (Garland) (-14.9), MacArthur (Irving) (7.6), Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (13.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (31.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #194 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1208 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |