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GENERAL
Nickname: Gophers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Gary Bartel
League: 6A Region I District 7 (moving from 6A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #159

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan McGuire 5'9" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.4
Demarcus Marshall 6'4" 330 Junior T/DT 5.3
Reggie Williams 6'0" 180 Junior DB/WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Returning QB, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, Lack Size At CB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 10
2015 National Rank: #5617
2015 State Rank: #544
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.5
2016 National Rank: #4394
2016 State Rank: #445
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4750
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 28-102 (12-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 14.8
2015 Points Against Average: 33
2015 Differential: -18.2
2015 Wins: #7662 Naaman Forest (Garland) (25-7), #8397 Irving (44-14)
2015 Losses: #61 Mansfield (54-14), #197 Cedar Hill (35-7), #322 De Soto (60-3), #368 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (38-6), #1333 Midlothian (35-7), #1954 Duncanville (48-17), #3671 Richland (North Richland Hills) (29-22), #5898 Haltom (Haltom City) (10-3)
2015 Opponents W-L: 46-64
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Haltom (Haltom City), 9/2 at Bowie (Arlington), 9/9 Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/23 Nimitz (Irving), 9/30 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/7 De Soto, 10/14 at MacArthur (Irving), 10/21 Cedar Hill, 10/28 Irving, 11/4 at Duncanville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Hill (78.7), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (51.1), De Soto (49.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Irving (-7.4), Naaman Forest (Garland) (3.7), Nimitz (Irving) (6.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #920
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%