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GENERAL
Nickname: Scots
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Randy Allen
League: 6A Region II District 10
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #87

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2014 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jack Sides 6'1" 285 Senior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mike Linehan 6'1" 230 Senior LB
Mitchell Kaufman 6'3" 220 Senior LB
Clayton Woods 6'2" 275 Senior OL 5.2
Boomer Bakich 6'1" 200 Senior DB 4.5
Brooks Burgin 6'1" 190 Senior QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 45.1
2014 National Rank: #522
2014 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 30.3
2015 National Rank: #1689
2015 State Rank: #198
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 46.1
Dynasty National Rank: #83
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 139-18 (77-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 42.3
2014 Points Against Average: 14.7
2014 Differential: +27.6
2014 Wins: #402 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR) (48-42), #2633 Centennial (Frisco) (47-0), #2906 Lake Highlands (Dallas) (34-7), #3496 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (29-9), #3993 Nimitz (Irving) (49-17), #4633 Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson) (56-0), #4681 Richardson (43-0), #5034 Prosper (54-0), #5122 Mesquite (45-14), #5950 Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson) (55-10)
2014 Losses: #165 Midway (Waco) (35-21), #392 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (42-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 70-64
Recent State Championships: 2005 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Region II District 10), 2012 (4A Region II District 10), 2011 (4A Region II District 10), 2010 (4A Region II District 10), 2009 (4A Region II District 10), 2007 (4A Region II District 10), 2006 (4A Region II District 10), 2005 (4A Region II District 11), 2004 (4A Region II District 11), 2003 (4A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/12/15 Prosper (35-28)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 at Centennial (Frisco), 9/4 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR), 9/12 at Prosper, 9/25 North Mesquite (Mesquite), 10/2 at Pearce [J. J.] (Richardson), 10/9 Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite), 10/16 at Lake Highlands (Dallas), 10/23 Mesquite, 10/30 Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson), 11/6 at Richardson
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR) (47.1), Horn [Dr. John] (Mesquite) (37.3), Centennial (Frisco) (33.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson) (7.8), Mesquite (13.2), Prosper (14)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 (26.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1304
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%