| Midland (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Craig Yenzer League: 6A Region I District 3 (moving from 5A Region I District 2) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #99 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Emilio Solis 5'10" 190 Senior ILB 4.60 Britt Boles 5'10" 180 Senior OLB 4.65 Darius Reed 5'10" 200 Senior TB/FB 4.58 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LB Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 27.5 2013 National Rank: #2146 2013 State Rank: #241 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: 26 2014 National Rank: #2128 2014 State Rank: #248 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 31.3 Dynasty National Rank: #681 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 73-51 (36-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 5-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th) 2013 Points For Average: 33.1 2013 Points Against Average: 38.4 2013 Differential: -5.3 2013 Wins: #2406 Abilene (30-28), #2575 Permian (Odessa) (30-21), #3433 Tascosa (Amarillo) (37-27), #4233 Americas (El Paso) (41-23), #4745 Coronado (Lubbock) (63-55) 2013 Losses: #380 Cooper (Abilene) (49-14), #438 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (63-21), #524 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (34-28), #1540 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (49-37), #1747 Odessa (35-30) 2013 Opponents W-L: 57-53 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/8/13 Abilene (30-28), 8/29/14 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (33-26), 9/5/14 Montwood (El Paso) (34-21) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 9/5 at Montwood (El Paso), 9/12 at Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 9/19 Franklin (El Paso), 9/26 Amarillo, 10/10 at Odessa, 10/17 San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 10/24 at Permian (Odessa), 10/31 Abilene, 11/7 at Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (46.5), San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (43.6), Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (35.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Montwood (El Paso) (18), Franklin (El Paso) (22.5), Permian (Odessa) (24.5) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #432 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 5th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |