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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Kelly Green/White
Coach: Ricky Sargent
League: 3A-1 Region IV District 14
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Trujillo 5'10" 200 Senior LB 4.7
Chad Caldwell 6'3" 260 Senior OL
Ozell Gillum 6'0" 165 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2014 National Rank: #3562
2014 State Rank: #385
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13
2015 National Rank: #4795
2015 State Rank: #474
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3629
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 73-60 (39-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.2
2014 Points Against Average: 23.3
2014 Differential: +15.9
2014 Wins: #3554 Edna (75-18), #4398 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (42-41), #5875 Needville (35-7), #7060 Hitchcock (49-36), #7497 Rice (Altair) (51-26), #8259 Luling (32-0), #11464 Royal (Brookshire) (63-35), #11960 Palacios (48-8), #12618 Industrial (Vanderbilt) (48-7)
2014 Losses: #2033 East Bernard (33-6), #2871 Hallettsville (25-14), #4902 Reagan [John H.] (Houston) (44-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 63-76
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2011 (2A-1 Region IV District 14), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (34-29)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Needville, 9/4 Reagan [John H.] (Houston), 9/11 at Royal (Brookshire), 9/18 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball), 9/25 at East Bernard, 10/9 at Rice (Altair), 10/16 Industrial (Vanderbilt), 10/23 at Palacios, 10/30 at Hitchcock, 11/6 Edna
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East Bernard (28.8), Edna (22.6), Needville (15)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Industrial (Vanderbilt) (-23.7), Palacios (-18.4), Royal (Brookshire) (-17.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (5.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #699
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7160
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%