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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jeff Dixon
League: 4A-1 Region II District 6 (moving from 4A-1 Region II District 5)
Playoff Division: 4A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 8-1-1

TOP PLAYERS
Drake Bernal 5'11" 210 Senior LB 4.8
Brayden Ramsey 5'8" 160 Senior QB 4.6
A.J. Bates 5'8" 160 Senior DB 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, 10 Defensive Lettermen Returning
Team Weaknesses: Young Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 29
2015 National Rank: #1978
2015 State Rank: #229
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2016 National Rank: #1823
2016 State Rank: #209
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2063
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 81-68 (41-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 33.4
2015 Points Against Average: 21.6
2015 Differential: +11.8
2015 Wins: #1009 Brownwood (16-13), #2308 Decatur (30-14), #2792 Stephenville (42-27), #4539 Springtown (42-36), #7313 Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas) (33-12), #7730 Lake Worth (62-20), #8102 Gainesville (28-13), #11407 Castleberry (Fort Worth) (56-0), #14031 Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth) (55-0)
2015 Losses: #180 La Vega (Waco) (53-6), #695 Kennedale (56-21), #806 Kaufman (15-10)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-63
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region I District 8), 2010 (3A Region I District 8), 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Decatur (35-32)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Northwest (Justin), 9/2 at Decatur, 9/9 Kennedale, 9/16 at Brownwood, 9/24 at Jacksonville, 10/7 Ranchview (Irving), 10/14 at Midlothian Heritage (Midlothian), 10/21 Pinkston [L. G.] (Dallas), 10/28 Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas), 11/4 at Carter [David W.] (Dallas)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedale (50.5), Brownwood (40.3), Northwest (Justin) (35.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pinkston [L. G.] (Dallas) (-31.4), Ranchview (Irving) (-7.4), Carter [David W.] (Dallas) (-0.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (16.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #467
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3733
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%