Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles, LA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Broncos
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Chad Paulk
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #51

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dustin Jackson 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.62
Ryan Mareno 6'4" 265 Senior OL 5.5
Christian Hagerich 5'10" 190 Senior S 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size, WRs
Team Weaknesses: RB Youth, Sophomore QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 3
2016 National Rank: #6685
2016 State Rank: #145
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.5
2017 National Rank: #7751
2017 State Rank: #163
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3526
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 70-78 (29-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.3
2016 Points Against Average: 33.1
2016 Differential: -13.8
2016 Wins: #5305 New Iberia (20-14)
2016 Losses: #584 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (35-20), #753 Acadiana (Lafayette) (34-7), #1033 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (44-13), #1273 Sulphur (42-28), #1557 Carencro (Lafayette) (54-27), #3430 Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (32-28), #4393 LaGrange (Lake Charles) (21-19), #6999 Lafayette (35-17), #7759 St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles) (20-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2003 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles), 9/8 Cecilia, 9/15 Iowa, 9/22 at Sulphur, 9/29 at Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette), 10/6 at LaGrange (Lake Charles), 10/13 Acadiana (Lafayette), 10/20 at Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles), 10/27 Lafayette, 11/3 at New Iberia
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Acadiana (Lafayette) (39.6), Iowa (35.4), Sulphur (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cecilia (-6.4), St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles) (-3), Lafayette (3.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2364
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%