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GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: David Sanchez
League: 6A Region IV District 29 (moving from 5A Region IV District 29)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eric Corona 5'8" 160 Senior WR 4.68
Robert De La Vega 5'11" 190 Senior LB 4.83
Jesus Lopez 6'4" 300 Junior T 5.33

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31.4
2013 National Rank: #1619
2013 State Rank: #194
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.9
2014 National Rank: #1130
2014 State Rank: #151
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3977
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.8
Dynasty Record: 83-46 (64-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.4
2013 Points Against Average: 24
2013 Differential: +14.4
2013 Wins: #2528 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (31-14), #4415 Los Fresnos (16-10), #4533 Southwest (San Antonio) (42-14), #5196 United South (Laredo) (28-7), #5487 MacArthur [Douglas] (San Antonio) (55-27), #6016 Eagle Pass (30-16), #6172 Donna (56-13), #7288 Del Rio (59-12), #9097 Winn [C. C.] (Eagle Pass) (62-14), #10144 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo) (38-6)
2013 Losses: #191 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (49-21), #255 Judson (Converse) (68-21), #268 Reagan [Ronald] (San Antonio) (62-40)
2013 Opponents W-L: 79-66
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region IV District 29), 2010 (5A Region IV District 29), 2007 (5A Region IV District 29), 2006 (5A Region IV District 29)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz), 9/5 Sharyland (Mission), 9/12 at Clark [Thomas C.] (San Antonio), 9/19 Rowe [Nikki] (McAllen), 9/26 at Carroll [Mary] (Corpus Christi), 10/10 Del Rio, 10/17 at United South (Laredo), 10/23 Eagle Pass, 10/31 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo), 11/7 at Alexander [John B.] (Laredo)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sharyland (Mission) (34.6), Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (31.4), Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rowe [Nikki] (McAllen) (-7.1), Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo) (-4.1), Del Rio (2.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (19.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #431
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3161
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%