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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Sam Wells
League: 3A-1 Region III District 11
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zack Gray 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.4
Traylon Swanson 6'0" 220 Senior DL 4.8
Alex Flores 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strength, Physical
Team Weaknesses: Finding A QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2014 National Rank: #6566
2014 State Rank: #626
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 9
2015 National Rank: #5673
2015 State Rank: #544
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9185
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 46-75 (21-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 29
2014 Points Against Average: 27.9
2014 Differential: +1.1
2014 Wins: #5417 Westwood (Palestine) (26-21), #7937 Eustace (40-21), #11224 Buffalo (56-3), #12274 Huntington (41-20), #12725 Kemp (41-3)
2014 Losses: #1215 Teague (55-19), #1298 Kirbyville (37-7), #3015 Malakoff (49-13), #5400 Trinity (36-33), #5585 Leon (Jewett) (34-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Mildred (Corsicana) (19-15), 9/18/15 Trinity (35-29)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Buffalo, 9/4 Leon (Jewett), 9/11 at Mildred (Corsicana), 9/18 at Trinity, 9/25 Huntington, 10/9 at Eustace, 10/16 at Malakoff, 10/23 Kemp, 10/30 at Westwood (Palestine), 11/6 Teague
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Teague (26.1), Malakoff (23.8), Trinity (15.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kemp (-30.4), Huntington (-29), Buffalo (-16.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (9.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #725
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7458
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%