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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Craig Yenzer
League: 6A Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 6-2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Traver Vliem 6'3" 245 Senior DE/TE 4.7
Jack Youngblood 6'0" 195 Senior LB/FB 4.5
Brady Bolger 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning On Defense, Several Skill Position Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Breaking In New QB, Lost 4 Of 5 OL Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 38.3
2014 National Rank: #973
2014 State Rank: #117
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 34.7
2015 National Rank: #1212
2015 State Rank: #144
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #647
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 78-57 (38-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 28.5
2014 Points Against Average: 25
2014 Differential: +3.5
2014 Wins: #1383 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (33-26), #1451 Odessa (28-21), #3229 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (59-14), #3796 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (49-6), #5672 Montwood (El Paso) (34-21)
2014 Losses: #77 Martin [James] (Arlington) (43-14), #185 Abilene (31-24), #192 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (35-21), #337 Amarillo (21-10), #477 Permian (Odessa) (15-14), #564 Franklin (El Paso) (42-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 71-54
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/12/15 Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (17-7), 9/18/15 Franklin (El Paso) (38-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Keller, 9/4 Montwood (El Paso), 9/12 at Bell [L. D.] (Hurst), 9/18 at Franklin (El Paso), 9/25 at Amarillo, 10/9 Odessa, 10/16 at San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 10/23 Permian (Odessa), 10/30 at Abilene, 11/6 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Abilene (54.2), San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (47.5), Amarillo (47.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Montwood (El Paso) (13.6), Bell [L. D.] (Hurst) (18.3), Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (22.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.3 (41.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #220
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%