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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Scott Surratt
League: 4A-1 Region III District 9
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Jarrod McLin 6'3" 220 Senior DE
Marquise Guinn 6'4" 220 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2014 National Rank: #2288
2014 State Rank: #262
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.5
2015 National Rank: #1447
2015 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.5
Dynasty National Rank: #231
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 121-37 (46-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.4
2014 Points Against Average: 25.2
2014 Differential: -0.8
2014 Wins: #2100 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (28-21), #2711 Lindale (22-13), #3788 Kilgore (21-7), #4325 Little Cypress-Mauriceville (Orange) (10-0), #8009 Palestine (42-0), #9508 Brownsboro (55-14)
2014 Losses: #66 Gilmer (58-21), #485 Gladewater (37-23), #734 Henderson (38-16), #987 El Campo (28-21), #1272 Nacogdoches (34-14), #1685 Hallsville (52-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 82-59
Recent State Championships: 2013 (3A-I), 2010 (3A-II), 2009 (3A-II), 2008 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (3A Region III District 20), 2012 (3A Region III District 20), 2010 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 18), 2008 (3A Region III District 18), 2007 (3A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Lindale (24-20), 9/11/15 Nacogdoches (28-25), 9/18/15 Gladewater (29-28)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Hallsville, 9/4 at Lindale, 9/11 at Nacogdoches, 9/18 Gladewater, 9/26 vs Gilmer, 10/9 at Henderson, 10/16 at Kilgore, 10/23 Brownsboro, 10/30 at Palestine, 11/6 Chapel Hill (Tyler)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (55), Gladewater (38.4), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (37.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsboro (-12.1), Palestine (-4), Kilgore (20.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (27.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #898
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%