GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Navy Blue/Gold
Coach: Trent Fuller
League: 6A Region I District 4 (moving from 5A Region I District 3)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #49
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Shane Buechele 6'2" 185 Junior QB 4.60
Keaton Bates 6'3.5" 270 Senior OL 5.25
Chris Owens 6'4" 265 Junior OL/DL 4.99
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deonte McCrady 6'5" 290 Senior OL [Louisiana Tech]
Ryan Jacobs 6'2" 175 Senior K 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, QB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2013 National Rank: #664
2013 State Rank: #87
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2014 National Rank: #633
2014 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #744
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 72-50 (44-29 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.9
2013 Points Against Average: 24.3
2013 Differential: +12.6
2013 Wins: #161 Martin [James] (Arlington) (44-36), #601 Northwest (Justin) (36-29), #1154 Keller Central (Keller) (35-28), #1268 Arlington (24-14), #3748 Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (49-19), #4149 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (70-21), #4412 Nimitz (Irving) (20-3), #6631 Weatherford (42-10), #7135 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (51-0)
2013 Losses: #380 Cooper (Abilene) (45-24), #699 Bowie (Arlington) (48-17), #703 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (38-31)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-68
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3), 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4), 2004 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 7), 2003 (5A Region I District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Richland (North Richland Hills), 9/5 Keller Central (Keller), 9/12 at Northwest (Justin), 9/26 at Martin [James] (Arlington), 10/3 at Bowie (Arlington), 10/10 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth), 10/17 Arlington, 10/24 at North Crowley (Fort Worth), 10/31 Weatherford, 11/6 vs Houston [Sam] (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Martin [James] (Arlington) (57.4), Northwest (Justin) (43.9), Bowie (Arlington) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Weatherford (5.3), North Crowley (Fort Worth) (10.4), Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (14.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4 (32.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #552
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%