Vandegrift (Austin, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Drew Sanders
League: 5A Region IV District 25 (moving from 4A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 13-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaime Hudson 6'0" 210 Senior QB 4.55
Sammy Zugg 6'1" 190 Senior DE 4.55
Travis Brannan 6'0" 175 Junior RB 4.54

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Luke Peterman 6'4" 195 Senior WR [Army]
Max Regan 6'3" 190 Senior DB [Army]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Offensive Backfield, DL, Returning QB Is Leader
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Secondary, Must Replace Two All-District LBs, Lost Two Very Good OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33
2013 National Rank: #1431
2013 State Rank: #164
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 32.1
2014 National Rank: #1313
2014 State Rank: #173
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1061
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 26-18 (12-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.5
2013 Points Against Average: 18.9
2013 Differential: +9.6
2013 Wins: #929 Rouse (Leander) (14-9), #2282 Vista Ridge (Cedar Park) (28-21), #2389 Leander (35-3), #2475 Marble Falls (31-27), #3534 Killeen (36-29), #4826 McNeil (Austin) (31-0), #4914 Dripping Springs (49-10), #7012 Anderson (Austin) (41-0), #7049 Crockett [David] (Austin) (42-22)
2013 Losses: #374 Hendrickson (Pflugerville) (48-14), #474 Cedar Park (34-0), #1213 Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (24-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-67
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Elgin (55-43), 9/5/14 Cooper (Abilene) (35-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Elgin, 9/5 Cooper (Abilene), 9/12 Killeen, 9/19 East View (Georgetown), 9/26 at Leander, 10/10 at Vista Ridge (Cedar Park), 10/17 Cedar Park, 10/24 at Dripping Springs, 10/31 Marble Falls, 11/7 at Georgetown
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Elgin (43.2), Cedar Park (42.3), Cooper (Abilene) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dripping Springs (12.8), Killeen (18.8), Leander (22)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (23.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #518
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%