Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 5A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #65

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Barton Clement 6'3.5" 305 Junior OL 5.0
Chukwudalu Ononenyi 6'1" 225 Senior DE 4.7
Henry Thomas 6'0" 170 Junior WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeremy Smith 6'2" 175 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience Coming Back, Strong OL
Team Weaknesses: No Proven QB, Young At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2015 National Rank: #3236
2015 State Rank: #359
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2016 National Rank: #2410
2016 State Rank: #272
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #2804
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 71-55 (49-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2015 Points For Average: 17.2
2015 Points Against Average: 21.8
2015 Differential: -4.6
2015 Wins: #3454 Willowridge (Houston) (20-17), #5394 Madison [James] (Houston) (19-6), #6347 Santa Fe (28-7), #9263 Alief Hastings (Houston) (27-15)
2015 Losses: #339 Ridge Point (Missouri City) (39-6), #341 Foster (Richmond) (33-0), #1034 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (17-8), #1201 Texas City (28-21), #2083 Bush [George] (Richmond) (28-22), #2241 Ball (Galveston) (28-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 59-53
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/5/15 Willowridge (Houston) (20-17), 8/27/16 Madison [James] (Houston) (34-21), 9/2/16 Alief Hastings (Houston) (41-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Madison [James] (Houston), 9/2 Alief Hastings (Houston), 9/8 Klein, 9/23 at Galena Park, 9/29 Willowridge (Houston), 10/7 at Manvel, 10/14 at Ball (Galveston), 10/20 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 10/28 at Texas City, 11/3 Santa Fe
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Manvel (57.6), Texas City (37.4), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Galena Park (-4.5), Alief Hastings (Houston) (-1.2), Madison [James] (Houston) (13.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #278
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1757
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%