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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Red/White
Coach: Clint Harper
League: 5A Region IV District 25 (moving from 4A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #89

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Epley 6'4" 245 Senior DE 4.7 [SMU]
Martin Nwakamma 6'1.5" 205 Senior LB 4.6 [Rice]
Greg Kelley 6'1" 195 Senior DB 4.5

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25.9
2013 National Rank: #2389
2013 State Rank: #265
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22
2014 National Rank: #2759
2014 State Rank: #318
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.4
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 90-42 (54-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.4
2013 Points Against Average: 26.5
2013 Differential: -0.1
2013 Wins: #2282 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (36-21), #2475 Marble Falls (38-36), #4261 Pflugerville (40-3), #4914 Dripping Springs (44-7), #6978 Connally [John B.] (Austin) (41-10)
2013 Losses: #374 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (52-0), #474 Cedar Park (30-17), #929 Rouse (Leander) (24-13), #1431 Vandegrift (Austin) (35-3), #1506 Manor (32-27), #2221 McCallum (Austin) (41-31)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-52
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region II District 16), 2006 (5A Region II District 14), 2005 (5A Region II District 15), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Killeen, 9/5 at Pflugerville, 9/12 at Rouse (Leander), 9/19 at Georgetown, 9/26 Vandegrift (Austin), 10/10 Cedar Park, 10/17 at Marble Falls, 10/24 East View (Georgetown), 10/31 at Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 11/7 Dripping Springs
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rouse (Leander) (47.7), Cedar Park (42.3), Georgetown (35.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dripping Springs (12.8), Pflugerville (14.5), Killeen (18.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.6 (27.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #602
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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