| Waco (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Marty Herbst League: 5A Region III District 17 (moving from 4A Region I District 8) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #73 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2013 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joseph Gonzales 6'4" 280 Senior OL 5.29 DJ Scott 6'1" 180 Senior QB 4.70 Roderick Harris 6'0" 225 Senior LB 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 34.3 2013 National Rank: #1280 2013 State Rank: #145 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.9 2014 National Rank: #2145 2014 State Rank: #249 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33 Dynasty National Rank: #533 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1 Dynasty Record: 74-53 (41-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 33.1 2013 Points Against Average: 25 2013 Differential: +8.1 2013 Wins: #1562 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (37-14), #2292 Everman (34-7), #2855 Granbury (56-21), #3346 Burleson (30-26), #5439 Centennial (Burleson) (37-13), #6009 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (28-14), #8795 University (Waco) (42-0), #10247 Joshua (61-13) 2013 Losses: #52 Guyer [John H.] (Denton) (42-13), #961 Copperas Cove (70-24), #1349 Crowley (52-21), #3530 Cleburne (28-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 69-65 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2007 (4A Region II District 16), 2006 (4A Region II District 16) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/30 Harker Heights, 9/5 at College Station, 9/12 Lake Ridge (Mansfield), 9/19 Belton, 9/26 at Manor, 10/3 Connally [John B.] (Austin), 10/10 at Hutto, 10/24 Temple, 10/31 at Elgin, 11/7 University (Waco) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Temple (43.8), Elgin (43.2), College Station (37.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: University (Waco) (-5), Connally [John B.] (Austin) (4), Belton (10.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (25.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #263 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1671 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |