GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brian Basil
League: 6A Region II District 9 (moving from 5A Region I District 6)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #189
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
TJ King 6'4" 235 Senior DE 4.68 [Louisiana Tech]
Marcus Long 6'1" 200 Senior OLB 4.56
Artiss Henderson 5'11" 195 Junior RB 4.40
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Earl Rollins Senior DT [Tulsa]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2013 National Rank: #5009
2013 State Rank: #508
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.6
2014 National Rank: #5800
2014 State Rank: #597
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.2
Dynasty National Rank: #992
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 65-51 (44-33 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 22
2013 Points Against Average: 28.9
2013 Differential: -6.9
2013 Wins: #2621 Haltom (Haltom City) (14-7), #6496 Grapevine (31-29), #10280 Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton) (63-7)
2013 Losses: #39 Trinity (Euless) (63-35), #453 Plano (28-0), #621 Heritage (Colleyville) (24-10), #1540 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (30-8), #2506 Irving (49-25), #4412 Nimitz (Irving) (31-14), #5127 Richardson (21-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-58
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 6), 2004 (5A Region I District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Garland, 9/5 at Plano, 9/12 Richland (North Richland Hills), 9/25 at White [W. T.] (Dallas), 10/3 Irving, 10/10 Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton), 10/17 at Sunset (Dallas), 10/23 Skyline (Dallas), 10/31 at Dallas Jesuit (Dallas), 11/7 Nimitz (Irving)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Dallas) (56.1), Plano (52), Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) (43.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sunset (Dallas) (-25), Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton) (-10.1), White [W. T.] (Dallas) (-9.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #321
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2072
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%