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GENERAL
Nickname: Buckeyes
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeff Traylor
League: 4A-2 Region II District 5
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Demarco Boyd 5'11" 225 Senior LB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kris Boyd 5'11.5" 185 Senior DB 4.5
Blake Lynch 6'3" 195 Senior WR 4.5

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 62.6
2014 National Rank: #66
2014 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2015 Starting Power Rating: 55
2015 National Rank: #165
2015 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 47.8
Dynasty National Rank: #63
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 152-16 (58-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 16-0
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 59.4
2014 Points Against Average: 17.3
2014 Differential: +42.1
2014 Wins: #308 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (35-25), #485 Gladewater (42-35), #492 Atlanta (64-25), #645 Celina (67-14), #1040 Tatum (41-35), #1384 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (55-16), #2288 Carthage (58-21), #2547 Connally (Waco) (80-21), #2988 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (50-7), #3485 Bullard (49-7), #4119 Melissa (63-0), #5390 Canton (70-0), #6721 Community (Nevada) (85-14), #7000 Pine Tree (Longview) (68-20), #7466 Rains (Emory) (63-27), #8896 Daingerfield (61-9)
2014 Losses: none
2014 Opponents W-L: 107-85
Recent State Championships: 2014 (4A-II), 2009 (3A-I), 2004 (3A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (3A Region II District 16), 2011 (3A Region II District 16), 2009 (3A Region III District 17), 2008 (3A Region III District 17), 2007 (3A Region II District 15), 2006 (3A Region II District 15), 2005 (3A Region II District 13), 2004 (3A Region II District 13), 2003 (3A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 20
Streak List: 8/28/14 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (55-16), 9/5/14 Pine Tree (Longview) (68-20), 9/12/14 Tatum (41-35), 9/19/14 Daingerfield (61-9), 9/27/14 Carthage (58-21), 10/10/14 Melissa (63-0), 10/17/14 Canton (70-0), 10/24/14 Bullard (49-7), 10/31/14 Community (Nevada) (85-14), 11/7/14 Rains (Emory) (63-27), 11/14/14 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (50-7), 11/21/14 Connally (Waco) (80-21), 11/28/14 Gladewater (42-35), 12/5/14 Atlanta (64-25), 12/12/14 Celina (67-14), 12/19/14 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (35-25), 8/27/15 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (50-45), 9/4/15 Pine Tree (Longview) (35-19), 9/11/15 Tatum (23-0), 9/18/15 Daingerfield (43-27)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/27 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/4 Pine Tree (Longview), 9/11 Tatum, 9/18 Daingerfield, 9/26 vs Carthage, 10/9 Melissa, 10/16 at Canton, 10/23 Bullard, 10/30 at Community (Nevada), 11/6 Rains (Emory)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (39.4), Tatum (34.1), Carthage (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Daingerfield (-1.7), Rains (Emory) (4.9), Pine Tree (Longview) (7.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (29.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #340
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2548
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 84%