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GENERAL
Nickname: Hippos
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Steven Van Meter
League: 5A Region III District 19
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chase Griffin 5'10" 170 Junior QB 4.9
D.J. Baptist Junior
James Huddleston Senior

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ondario Robinson 6'3.5" 235 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.5
2016 National Rank: #1728
2016 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.2
2017 National Rank: #1180
2017 State Rank: #163
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1460
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 97-55 (48-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 35.5
2016 Points Against Average: 27.5
2016 Differential: +8
2016 Wins: #1519 Bryan (59-28), #2127 Rouse (Leander) (42-32), #3866 Elgin (37-34), #3970 Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (41-0), #4488 East View (Georgetown) (36-29), #6528 Bastrop (28-12), #10403 Cedar Creek (Bastrop) (34-0)
2016 Losses: #195 Cedar Park (44-14), #747 Magnolia (54-38), #1204 Connally [John B.] (Austin) (35-30), #1347 Georgetown (35-32)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-59
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 16), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Bryan, 9/8 Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan), 9/15 at Georgetown, 9/22 Connally [John B.] (Austin), 10/6 at Elgin, 10/13 Bastrop, 10/20 at East View (Georgetown), 10/27 Rouse (Leander), 11/3 at Cedar Park, 11/10 Cedar Creek (Bastrop)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Park (52.1), Georgetown (32.6), Connally [John B.] (Austin) (26.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Creek (Bastrop) (-6.1), Bastrop (-0.3), East View (Georgetown) (3.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (26.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #379
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2427
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%