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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jeff Jordan
League: 6A Region II District 10 (moving from 6A Region II District 11)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #119

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Lane Scott 6'3" 285 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 31 Lettermen Return, Third Year Of Offensive Schemes, Have Tremendous Team Speed

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 32.1
2015 National Rank: #1612
2015 State Rank: #193
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2016 National Rank: #2860
2016 State Rank: #306
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 35.8
Dynasty National Rank: #394
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 101-50 (68-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 35
2015 Points Against Average: 29.5
2015 Differential: +5.5
2015 Wins: #1113 Sachse (38-34), #1971 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (20-16), #2441 Lakeview Centennial (Garland) (42-28), #3241 MacArthur (Irving) (49-28), #5817 North Garland (Garland) (21-7), #7662 Naaman Forest (Garland) (57-10)
2015 Losses: #236 Rockwall (44-34), #350 Midway (Waco) (41-20), #502 Rowlett (34-28), #2019 Lee [Robert E.] (Tyler) (51-47), #2358 Mesquite (31-29)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Region II District 11), 2011 (5A Region II District 10), 2009 (5A Region II District 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 10), 2005 (5A Region II District 11), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 MacArthur (Irving), 9/2 at Mesquite, 9/9 Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson), 9/16 Keller Central (Keller), 9/22 Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/30 at South Garland (Garland), 10/7 Sachse, 10/14 at Lakeview Centennial (Garland), 10/28 North Garland (Garland), 11/3 at Rowlett
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rowlett (43.4), Sachse (36.2), Keller Central (Keller) (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Garland (Garland) (-11.2), Naaman Forest (Garland) (3.7), North Garland (Garland) (3.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (31.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #333
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2211
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%