Abilene (TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Del Van Cox League: 6A Region I District 3 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #36 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top OL Returning: no COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Coy McMillon 6'4" 270 Senior TE Abram Smith 6'0" 195 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Tradition Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 56.6 2016 National Rank: #131 2016 State Rank: #20 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 46 2017 National Rank: #430 2017 State Rank: #57 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 47.2 Dynasty National Rank: #78 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2 Dynasty Record: 139-41 (66-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 50.8 2016 Points Against Average: 25.1 2016 Differential: +25.7 2016 Wins: #526 Cooper (Abilene) (55-38), #1221 Arlington (65-36), #1233 Americas (El Paso) (55-0), #1308 Fossil Ridge (Keller) (45-16), #1364 Keller Central (Keller) (52-20), #1408 Timber Creek (Fort Worth) (56-31), #2759 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (48-14), #3466 Haltom (Haltom City) (44-18), #4567 Weatherford (58-13), #4721 Keller (59-21), #5268 Odessa (53-7) 2016 Losses: #9 DeSoto (49-45), #103 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (63-26) 2016 Opponents W-L: 81-68 Recent National Championships: 2009 Recent State Championships: 2009 (5A-II) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (5A Region I District 2), 2011 (5A Region I District 3), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3), 2009 (5A Region I District 3), 2008 (5A Region I District 3), 2006 (5A Region I District 3), 2005 (5A Region I District 3), 2004 (5A Region I District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 9/8 at Lee [Robert E.] (Midland), 9/15 at Cooper (Abilene), 9/21 Odessa, 9/29 Haltom (Haltom City), 10/6 at Fossil Ridge (Keller), 10/13 Keller Central (Keller), 10/20 at Weatherford, 11/2 at Keller, 11/10 Timber Creek (Fort Worth) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (45.4), Cooper (Abilene) (39.4), Timber Creek (Fort Worth) (30.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Keller (3.2), Weatherford (6.6), Haltom (Haltom City) (9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9 (37.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #252 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1414 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36% |