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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jeff Jordan
League: 6A Region II District 11
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #89

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 6-3

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Donovan Ransom 6'1" 275 Senior DT 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience, Strong Senior Class, Tremendous Amount Of Team Speed

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 29.5
2014 National Rank: #1929
2014 State Rank: #221
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.6
2015 National Rank: #1767
2015 State Rank: #204
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 36.1
Dynasty National Rank: #362
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 95-45 (64-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 36.1
2014 Points Against Average: 35.2
2014 Differential: +0.9
2014 Wins: #1197 Rowlett (34-31), #1254 MacArthur (Irving) (24-22), #1720 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (62-54), #3298 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (33-22), #5122 Mesquite (49-28), #6209 Naaman Forest (Garland) (42-40), #8712 North Garland (Garland) (49-21)
2014 Losses: #178 Rockwall (63-33), #871 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (21-14), #1267 Sachse (35-30), #1848 Belton (50-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 61-61
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region II District 11), 2011 (5A Region II District 10), 2009 (5A Region II District 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2005 (5A Region II District 11), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (20-16), 9/18/15 Naaman Forest (Garland) (57-10)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at MacArthur (Irving), 9/3 Mesquite, 9/11 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall), 9/18 at Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/24 Sachse, 10/2 at Rowlett, 10/16 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler), 10/22 Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 10/30 at North Garland (Garland), 11/6 Rockwall
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rockwall (52.1), Sachse (39.3), Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (38.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: North Garland (Garland) (1), Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (8.9), Mesquite (13.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 (27.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1043
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%