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GENERAL
Nickname: Rangers
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Larry Hill
League: 6A Region IV District 25 (moving from 5A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cory Singer 5'10" 220 Senior DT
Brad Ingle 5'11" 185 Senior FS
Will Krause 6'4" 220 Senior T

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Garrett Smith 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.7 [Louisiana-Monroe]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 53.9
2013 National Rank: #191
2013 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 46.5
2014 National Rank: #336
2014 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 44.9
Dynasty National Rank: #91
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 117-23 (64-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 46.2
2013 Points Against Average: 18.8
2013 Differential: +27.4
2013 Wins: #251 Madison [James] (San Antonio) (47-20), #255 Judson (Converse) (45-28), #642 Brandeis (San Antonio) (31-12), #1264 Canyon (New Braunfels) (23-6), #1619 United (Laredo) (49-21), #2071 Montwood (El Paso) (55-15), #2781 New Braunfels (52-14), #2975 San Marcos (55-7), #5056 Wagner (San Antonio) (45-17), #6268 King [Richard] (Corpus Christi) (61-18)
2013 Losses: #207 Johnson [Claudia Taylor] (San Antonio) (49-45)
2013 Opponents W-L: 77-54
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region IV District 25), 2012 (5A Region IV District 25), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region IV District 27), 2010 (4A Region IV District 27), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 26), 2006 (5A Region IV District 26), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 26), 2003 (5A Region IV District 27)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Midland, 9/4 at Brennan [William J.] (San Antonio), 9/12 East Central (San Antonio), 9/19 at Madison [James] (San Antonio), 9/26 Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo), 10/3 at Canyon (New Braunfels), 10/17 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz), 10/23 at Wagner (San Antonio), 10/31 New Braunfels, 11/7 at Judson (Converse)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Judson (Converse) (55.1), Brennan [William J.] (San Antonio) (50.4), Steele [Byron P.] (Cibolo) (47.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wagner (San Antonio) (12.1), East Central (San Antonio) (12.9), New Braunfels (23.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7 (34.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #351
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%