| Rivera (Brownsville, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Black/Silver/Red Coach: Tom Chavez League: 6A Region IV District 32 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #172 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mario Mendez 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.8 Sammy Orive 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.6 Albert Segura 5'11" Senior LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, RBs/WRs, OL Team Weaknesses: Lost 3-Year Starter At QB, Lost Four Key Defensive Players To Graduation RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 12.5 2014 National Rank: #5005 2014 State Rank: #503 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2015 Starting Power Rating: 11 2015 National Rank: #5214 2015 State Rank: #508 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -3.6 Dynasty National Rank: #9394 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.6 Dynasty Record: 46-80 (35-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-6 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 26.5 2014 Points Against Average: 25.8 2014 Differential: +0.7 2014 Wins: #4516 Los Fresnos (25-13), #5239 McAllen (36-29), #6767 San Benito (42-35), #7341 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr) (49-42), #8564 Harlingen South (Harlingen) (28-14), #9963 Hanna (Brownsville) (36-0), #13468 Lopez (Brownsville) (24-9) 2014 Losses: #299 Brandeis (San Antonio) (42-14), #1551 Sharyland (Mission) (28-7), #3014 Weslaco East (Weslaco) (41-28), #6509 Harlingen (17-10), #7288 Veterans Memorial (Brownsville) (42-24), #9183 Edinburg North (Edinburg) (24-21) 2014 Opponents W-L: 85-64 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 32) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/27 at Weslaco East (Weslaco), 9/3 Edinburg North (Edinburg), 9/12 at Sharyland (Mission), 9/25 at Harlingen, 10/1 Veterans Memorial (Brownsville), 10/8 at Lopez (Brownsville), 10/15 Harlingen South (Harlingen), 10/23 at Los Fresnos, 10/31 at Hanna (Brownsville), 11/7 San Benito Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sharyland (Mission) (25), Weslaco East (Weslaco) (15.9), Harlingen (14.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lopez (Brownsville) (-23.1), Hanna (Brownsville) (-16.6), Edinburg North (Edinburg) (-13.1) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (10.5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #735 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7563 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |