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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Meador
League: 5A Region III District 17 (moving from 5A Region II District 16)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Terrell Cooper 6'4" 250 Senior DL 4.8
Kale Ridge 6'3.5" 210 Senior OLB 4.7
Montana Meador 5'11" 160 Senior QB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Experienced QB, Offensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Great Leadership To Graduation, Lost Top RB/WR/OL/K/P, Graduated Some Key Defensive Players

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.8
2015 National Rank: #2139
2015 State Rank: #247
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2016 National Rank: #2742
2016 State Rank: #301
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1823
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 74-67 (39-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 24.4
2015 Points Against Average: 20.8
2015 Differential: +3.6
2015 Wins: #2236 Corsicana (19-7), #2536 Van (28-27), #5450 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (27-0), #6023 Whitehouse (41-25), #6701 Jacksonville (35-28)
2015 Losses: #606 Marshall (21-17), #638 Carthage (24-20), #750 Tyler [John] (Tyler) (30-20), #855 Lufkin (28-27), #1725 Ennis (14-10), #2296 Nacogdoches (25-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region II District 14), 2010 (3A Region II District 14), 2009 (4A Region II District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Kaufman, 9/2 at Forney, 9/9 at Van, 9/16 at Terrell, 9/23 Gladewater, 10/7 Nacogdoches, 10/14 at Ennis, 10/21 Corsicana, 10/28 at Jacksonville, 11/4 Whitehouse
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Terrell (43.1), Kaufman (38.6), Ennis (33.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Whitehouse (8.8), Jacksonville (10.9), Van (17.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 (29.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #956
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%