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GENERAL
Nickname: Scots
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Randy Allen
League: 6A Region II District 10 (moving from 4A Region II District 10)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brooks Burgin 6'1" 190 QB 4.70
Clayton Woods 6'3" 255 C [Texas-San Antonio]
Boomer Bakich 6'1" 190 S 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Mitchell Kaufman 6'2" 215 Senior LB [SMU]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tony Richards 6'5" 260 Senior OL [SMU]
William Barns 6'3" 255 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 54
2013 National Rank: #186
2013 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 52.9
2014 National Rank: #165
2014 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 46.1
Dynasty National Rank: #76
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 129-16 (71-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 41.9
2013 Points Against Average: 17.7
2013 Differential: +24.2
2013 Wins: #283 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (41-26), #668 Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield) (48-0), #685 Wylie (27-14), #1167 The Colony (38-17), #2519 West Mesquite (Mesquite) (35-14), #2912 Creekview (Carrollton) (49-24), #3237 Kimball [Justin F.] (Dallas) (58-21), #3543 Sherman (49-7), Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico) (42-21), #5257 Smith [Newman] (Carrollton) (52-28), #5355 North Forney (Forney) (56-3), #7593 Forney (52-17), #7745 Terrell (63-7)
2013 Losses: #13 Aledo (44-3), #52 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (22-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 101-67
Recent State Championships: 2005 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region II District 10), 2012 (4A Region II District 10), 2011 (4A Region II District 10), 2010 (4A Region II District 10), 2009 (4A Region II District 10), 2007 (4A Region II District 10), 2006 (4A Region II District 10), 2005 (4A Region II District 11), 2004 (4A Region II District 11), 2003 (4A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/30/14 Centennial (Frisco) (47-0), 9/5/14 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR) (48-42)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 vs Centennial (Frisco), 9/5 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR), 9/12 Prosper, 9/26 at North Mesquite (Mesquite), 10/3 Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson), 10/10 at Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/17 Lake Highlands (Dallas), 10/24 at Mesquite, 10/31 at Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson), 11/7 Richardson
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (52.7), Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR) (42), North Mesquite (Mesquite) (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson) (4), Richardson (8.8), Prosper (15.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (33 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #860
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%