Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 5A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #111

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jeremy Smith 6'3" 175 QB
Adrion Robertson 5'10" 180 RB
Jarred Scroggins 6'1" 245 DT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kendall Sheffield 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.4
Sam Awolope 6'5" 270 Senior OL
Davon Crookshank 5'10" 195 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: True Team, Work Very Well Together
Team Weaknesses: Young At Some Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2014 National Rank: #2798
2014 State Rank: #308
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 14.5
2015 National Rank: #4450
2015 State Rank: #448
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 17.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2840
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 67-49 (47-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 26
2014 Points Against Average: 18.4
2014 Differential: +7.6
2014 Wins: #3856 Texas City (27-14), #5045 Madison [James] (Houston) (19-16), #5860 Bush [George] (Richmond) (36-14), #6368 Ball (Galveston) (24-0), #7068 Alief Hastings (Houston) (37-14), #8662 Willowridge (Houston) (35-6), #8746 Santa Fe (45-10)
2014 Losses: #331 Ridge Point (Missouri City) (13-0), #692 Foster (Richmond) (43-14), #933 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (42-35), #2133 Calhoun (Port Lavaca) (30-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Madison [James] (Houston), 9/3 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 9/18 at Foster (Richmond), 9/25 Ridge Point (Missouri City), 10/2 at Texas City, 10/8 at Bush [George] (Richmond), 10/17 Santa Fe, 10/23 at Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/31 Ball (Galveston), 11/5 at Willowridge (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ridge Point (Missouri City) (36.7), Foster (Richmond) (33.5), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe (0), Willowridge (Houston) (0.4), Madison [James] (Houston) (5.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 (19.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #406
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3093
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%