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GENERAL
Nickname: Sandies
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Mel Maxfield
League: 5A Region I District 3 (moving from 6A Region I District 2)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ivory Jackson 6'3" 275 Senior DT

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 41.8
2015 National Rank: #716
2015 State Rank: #86
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2016 National Rank: #1445
2016 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #672
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 99-51 (52-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 31.3
2015 Points Against Average: 20.7
2015 Differential: +10.6
2015 Wins: #345 Tascosa (Amarillo) (14-7), #1586 Cooper (Abilene) (30-7), #1651 Montwood (El Paso) (35-21), #1651 Montwood (El Paso) (44-27), #2463 Midland (42-16), #2972 Coronado (Lubbock) (28-24), #3291 Odessa (31-21), #3334 Monterey (Lubbock) (42-14), #6123 Palo Duro (Amarillo) (35-7)
2015 Losses: #234 Martin [James] (Arlington) (49-27), #1255 Frenship (Wolfforth) (28-24), #1975 Rider (Wichita Falls) (27-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-66
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 6A Region I District 2), 2012 (4A Region I District 3), 2010 (5A Region I District 2), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2), 2005 (5A Region I District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Odessa (57-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Cooper (Lubbock), 9/2 Odessa, 9/9 at Tascosa (Amarillo), 9/22 at Caprock (Amarillo), 9/29 Canyon, 10/7 at Hereford, 10/14 at Plainview, 10/21 Randall (Amarillo), 10/27 at Palo Duro (Amarillo), 11/4 Dumas
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tascosa (Amarillo) (46.2), Cooper (Lubbock) (43.3), Canyon (37.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hereford (5.2), Palo Duro (Amarillo) (12.7), Odessa (16.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 (32.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1042
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%