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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Greg McClendon
League: TAPPS Division I District 1 (moving from TAPPS Division II District 1)
Playoff Division: TAPPS I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Johnny Wilson 6'6" 280 Senior OL 4.90 [Oklahoma State]
Justin Fender 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.70
Kaleb Warren 6'4" 190 Senior LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: WR, QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 47.1
2013 National Rank: #382
2013 State Rank: #52
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 52.8
2014 National Rank: #168
2014 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.7
Dynasty National Rank: #733
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.1
Dynasty Record: 104-32 (40-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 51.8
2013 Points Against Average: 4.4
2013 Differential: +47.4
2013 Wins: #2007 Monahans (47-7), #2099 Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (70-7), #2149 Big Spring (38-3), #2398 Pope John XXIII (Katy) (28-20), #3632 Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills) (51-3), #3837 Parish Episcopal (Dallas) (46-6), #5628 Grace Community (Tyler) (56-0), #5639 Faith Christian (Grapevine) (62-0), #6080 Seminole (62-0), #6349 Reicher Catholic (Waco) (50-0), #7883 Borger (51-7), #8022 Grace Prep (Arlington) (48-0), #9202 Southwest Christian (Fort Worth) (61-0), #9438 Pantego Christian (Arlington) (55-9)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 85-74
Recent State Championships: 2013 (TAPPS II), 2012 (TAPPS II), 2011 (TAPPS II), 2006 (TAPPS II), 2004 (TAPPS II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (TAPPS Division II District 1), 2012 (TAPPS Division II District 1), 2011 (TAPPS Division II District 1), 2010 (TAPPS Division II District 1), 2008 (TAPPS Division II District 1), 2004 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division II District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 27
Streak List: 9/14/12 Borger (55-19), 9/21/12 Seminole (63-14), 9/28/12 Southwest Christian (Fort Worth) (44-12), 10/5/12 Grace Prep (Arlington) (28-7), 10/12/12 Grapevine Faith Christian (Grapevine) (45-0), 10/19/12 Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills) (28-16), 11/2/12 Pantego Christian (Arlington) (50-9), 11/9/12 Reicher Catholic (Waco) (46-21), 11/16/12 Brook Hill (Bullard) (44-3), 11/23/12 Parish Episcopal (Dallas) (28-16), 12/1/12 Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (48-7), 12/8/12 Northland Christian (Houston) (14-7), 8/30/13 Monahans (47-7), 9/6/13 Big Spring (38-3), 9/13/13 Borger (51-7), 9/20/13 Seminole (62-0), 9/27/13 Southwest Christian (Fort Worth) (61-0), 10/4/13 Grace Prep (Arlington) (48-0), 10/11/13 Grapevine Faith Christian (Grapevine) (62-0), 10/18/13 Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills) (51-3), 11/1/13 Pantego Christian (Arlington) (55-9), 11/8/13 Reicher Catholic (Waco) (50-0), 11/15/13 Grace Community (Tyler) (56-0), 11/23/13 Parish Episcopal (Dallas) (46-6), 11/30/13 Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (70-7), 12/9/13 Pope John XXIII (Katy) (28-20), 9/1/14 Highland (Hardy, AR) (56-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/1 at Highland (Hardy, AR), 9/11 at Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, LA), 9/19 Americas (El Paso), 9/26 Bishop Lynch (Dallas), 10/3 at Trinity Christian (Addison), 10/10 Liberty Christian (Argyle), 10/17 Prestonwood Christian (Plano), 10/24 at John Paul II (Plano), 10/31 at Bishop Dunne (Dallas), 11/7 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, LA) (49.9), Prestonwood Christian (Plano) (48.8), Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (40.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: John Paul II (Plano) (2.5), Highland (Hardy, AR) (13.6), Americas (El Paso) (17)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (14.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +20.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #594
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%