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GENERAL
Nickname: Buckeyes
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeff Traylor
League: 4A-2 Region II District 5 (moving from 3A Region II District 16)
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kris Boyd 6'0" 180 Senior CB/WR 4.45
Chase Tate 5'6" 165 Senior WR/PR 4.50
Dakota Williamson 6'2" 270 Senior DT/OL 5.20

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Blake Lynch 6'3.5" 190 Senior S [Baylor]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Walker 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.5 [Texas A&M]
Devondrick Dixon 5'11" 160 Senior DB 4.5 [Texas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 53.5
2013 National Rank: #199
2013 State Rank: #32
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 46.5
2014 National Rank: #336
2014 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 46.4
Dynasty National Rank: #72
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 136-16 (53-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 54.5
2013 Points Against Average: 17.5
2013 Differential: +37
2013 Wins: #548 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (56-28), #605 Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (66-32), #1483 Gladewater (52-14), #2417 Daingerfield (54-27), #2767 Atlanta (57-7), #2853 Henderson (64-7), #3826 Spring Hill (Longview) (71-13), #4180 Bullard (62-0), #5845 Pittsburg (48-0), #6350 Jacksonville (60-20), #7032 Mineola (52-0)
2013 Losses: #40 Argyle (45-38), #89 Kilgore (34-29)
2013 Opponents W-L: 94-67
Recent State Championships: 2009 (3A-I), 2004 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (3A Region II District 16), 2011 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 17), 2008 (3A Region III District 17), 2007 (3A Region II District 15), 2006 (3A Region II District 15), 2005 (3A Region II District 13), 2004 (3A Region II District 13), 2003 (3A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/28/14 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (55-16)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/5 at Pine Tree (Longview), 9/12 at Tatum, 9/19 at Daingerfield, 9/27 Carthage, 10/10 at Melissa, 10/17 Canton, 10/24 at Bullard, 10/31 Community (Nevada), 11/7 at Rains (Emory)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Carthage (50.3), Tatum (28.8), Melissa (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Community (Nevada) (-8.6), Canton (3.7), Rains (Emory) (4.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (27.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #343
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2304
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%