GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Silver/Black/Midnight Blue
Coach: John Walsh
League: 6A Region I District 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #28
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
D1 PROSPECTS
John Lanz 6'3" 295 Senior OC
Arian Bhat 6'1.5" 280 Senior DT
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brian Polendey 6'5" 230 Senior TE
Thabo Mwaniki 5'11" 180 Senior WR
Bryce Jackson 6'0.5" 175 Senior S
Myron Mason 5'8" 170 Senior RB
Jalen Sutton 6'3" 215 Senior WDE
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 52.1
2016 National Rank: #214
2016 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.2
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 49.3
2017 National Rank: #324
2017 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 44.1
Dynasty National Rank: #136
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 104-44 [105-43 on the field] (55-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.6
2016 Points Against Average: 20.8
2016 Differential: +14.8
2016 Wins: #665 Lake Ridge (Mansfield) (55-35), #883 Plano East (Plano) (34-6), #1364 Nelson [Byron] (Trophy Club) (52-21), #1364 Wylie (35-23), #1756 Plano (34-24), #3206 McKinney (42-7), #3574 Boyd (McKinney) (37-0), #3699 Plano West (Plano) (30-10), #9119 Kimball [Justin F.] (Dallas) (63-7)
2016 Losses: #9 DeSoto (51-17), #28 Allen (42-7), #36 Cedar Hill (23-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 78-64
Recent State Championships: 2013 (4A-I), 2012 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (6A Region I District 5), 2013 (4A Region I District 5), 2012 (4A Region I District 5), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 at Lake Ridge (Mansfield), 9/7 DeSoto, 9/15 Kimball [Justin F.] (Dallas), 9/28 Plano, 10/6 at Plano East (Plano), 10/13 at McKinney, 10/20 Allen, 10/27 at Wylie, 11/3 Boyd (McKinney), 11/10 at Plano West (Plano)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Allen (83), DeSoto (77.3), Lake Ridge (Mansfield) (44.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kimball [Justin F.] (Dallas) (-15.5), Boyd (McKinney) (9.3), Plano West (Plano) (9.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1 (39.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #443
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%