GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Chris Cunningham
League: TAPPS Division I District 1
Playoff Division: TAPPS I
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Twayne Blackwell 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.40
Eric Stevenson 5'10" 185 Senior OLB 4.40
Jonathan Heasley 6'3" 190 Junior WR 4.50
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
J.R. Reed 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.5 [SMU]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, ILB
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 42.4
2013 National Rank: #605
2013 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 48.8
2014 National Rank: #255
2014 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.3
Dynasty Record: 93-38 (42-15 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 44.6
2013 Points Against Average: 24.9
2013 Differential: +19.7
2013 Wins: #518 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (36-34), #1165 Trinity Christian (Addison) (41-17), #1165 Trinity Christian (Addison) (44-33), #1797 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (57-37), #2323 Bishop Dunne (Dallas) (27-21), #2853 Henderson (45-21), #3519 Bishop Lynch (Dallas) (62-28), #4587 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (35-10), #7329 John Paul II (Plano) (73-7), #7840 Royse City (45-27), #9366 Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas) (56-17), #11061 Cathedral (El Paso) (51-7)
2013 Losses: #199 Gilmer (66-32), #518 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (24-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 85-83
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2009 (TAPPS II), 2005 (TAPPS III)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (TAPPS Division II District 2), 2005 (TAPPS Division III District 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division III District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 Episcopal (Bellaire), 9/5 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL), 9/12 at Sherman, 9/26 Trinity Christian (Addison), 10/3 John Paul II (Plano), 10/10 at Bishop Dunne (Dallas), 10/17 at Midland Christian (Midland), 10/24 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth), 10/31 at Liberty Christian (Argyle), 11/7 Bishop Lynch (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (60.7), Midland Christian (Midland) (52.8), Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) (40.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: John Paul II (Plano) (2.5), Sherman (20.1), Bishop Lynch (Dallas) (23.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (21.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #363
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%