GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Brett Sloan
League: AAAAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Josiah Futral 6'0" 185 Senior RB
Johnathan Bass 6'3" 265 Senior OL
Dre Houston 5'10" 175 Senior RB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Solon Page III 6'2" 205 Senior OLB
Tyler Weathers 5'11" 215 Senior RB
Kendall Bailey 6'4" 240 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Defensive Speed/Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Inexperience At Key Positions
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 44.6
2016 National Rank: #495
2016 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 36.3
2017 National Rank: #995
2017 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1121
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 115-49 (63-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.9
2016 Points Against Average: 15.7
2016 Differential: +15.2
2016 Wins: #101 Tucker (20-13), #145 Rome (33-30), #791 Woodland (Stockbridge) (44-29), #2322 Starr's Mill (Fayetteville) (31-3), #3284 East Paulding (Dallas) (37-3), #3631 Southwest DeKalb (Decatur) (31-22), #3866 Hiram (31-6), #3949 Paulding County (Dallas) (35-7), #4189 Villa Rica (50-0), #4851 Cass (White) (39-7), #9252 Woodland (Cartersville) (42-14)
2016 Losses: #239 Buford (28-16), #453 Carrollton (34-14), #1054 Lassiter (Marietta) (24-9)
2016 Opponents W-L: 99-67
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 7B), 2014 (AAAAA Region 7B), 2013 (AAAAA Region 7B), 2012 (AAAAA Region 7B), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAAA Region 5 North), 2010 (AAAA Region 5 North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/19 Tucker, 9/1 at Lassiter (Marietta), 9/8 at Rome, 9/15 Paulding County (Dallas), 9/22 Cass (White), 9/29 at East Paulding (Dallas), 10/13 at Villa Rica, 10/20 Carrollton, 10/27 at Woodland (Cartersville), 11/3 Hiram
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rome (76.1), Tucker (66.4), Carrollton (52.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland (Cartersville) (-5.6), Cass (White) (13.5), East Paulding (Dallas) (17.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (31.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #344
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%