Estacado (Lubbock, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Matadors
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Danny Servance
League: 4A-1 Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 1-8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keshondrick Hastings 6'3" 180 OLB 4.6
David Smith 5'9" 160 RB 4.5
Rakeem Hatchett 6'1" 240 DE 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Unity
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 23
2014 National Rank: #2907
2014 State Rank: #319
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19.5
2015 National Rank: #3410
2015 State Rank: #363
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4463
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 53-80 (27-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.8
2014 Points Against Average: 27.6
2014 Differential: +12.2
2014 Wins: #3713 Lake View (San Angelo) (33-25), #4632 Levelland (65-53), #5391 Hereford (37-36), #5784 Dumas (18-13), #6370 Seminole (46-13), #7174 Borger (21-7), #7233 Lubbock (48-18), #7711 Pampa (34-29), #10998 Mountain View (El Paso) (68-7)
2014 Losses: #711 Stephenville (69-60), #1991 Shallowater (21-14), #6647 Caprock (Amarillo) (40-34)
2014 Opponents W-L: 54-83
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2010 (3A Region I District 2), 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region I District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Hereford, 9/4 Dumas, 9/10 at Caprock (Amarillo), 9/19 vs Shallowater, 9/25 Lubbock, 10/2 Lake View (San Angelo), 10/9 at Borger, 10/16 Levelland, 10/23 at Pampa, 10/29 Seminole
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Shallowater (36.3), Seminole (12.2), Hereford (9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pampa (-10), Caprock (Amarillo) (-4), Borger (-0.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (11.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #586
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5579
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%