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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildkats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Audie Jackson
League: 5A Region III District 18 (moving from 4A Region III District 18)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #173

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Lewis 5'7.5" 160 Senior RB 4.50
Brandon Franklin 5'10" 215 Senior ILB 4.70
Corbin Merrett 5'10" 165 Junior OLB/RB 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Platt 5'11" 170 Senior WR [Baylor]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2013 National Rank: #6569
2013 State Rank: #632
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.2
2014 National Rank: #7107
2014 State Rank: #700
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6376
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 41-72 (30-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.8
2013 Points Against Average: 34.1
2013 Differential: -10.3
2013 Wins: #8391 Huntsville (41-33), #10366 Caney Creek (Conroe) (55-27), #11014 Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (43-14)
2013 Losses: #245 Brenham (58-21), #448 Navasota (35-7), #1341 Crosby (56-21), #1593 Magnolia West (Magnolia) (42-6), #2950 Montgomery (24-21), #4577 Waller (31-7), #6281 Magnolia (21-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-51
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/8/13 Huntsville (41-33), 9/5/14 Lee [Robert E.] (Houston) (55-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Lee [Robert E.] (Houston), 9/12 at Magnolia, 9/19 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston), 9/26 College Station, 10/3 at A&M Consolidated (College Station), 10/10 at Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan), 10/17 Bryan, 10/24 at Livingston, 10/31 Caney Creek (Conroe), 11/7 at Huntsville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: A&M Consolidated (College Station) (52.4), College Station (37.7), Bryan (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lee [Robert E.] (Houston) (-41.9), Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (-15.3), Caney Creek (Conroe) (-10.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #644
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5985
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%