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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Jonathan Hayhurst
League: 5A Region IV District 25
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #248

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 0-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tajik Bartholomew 6'4" Senior
Tydell Wardy 5'10" Senior
Mathew King 6'1" Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Core Group Of Veterans
Team Weaknesses: Young At Many Positions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -33.1
2016 National Rank: #13261
2016 State Rank: #1127
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -33.6
2017 National Rank: #13181
2017 State Rank: #1134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #12781
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16
Dynasty Record: 28-111 (20-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 14
2016 Points Against Average: 49.2
2016 Differential: -35.2
2016 Wins: #13976 Eastside Memorial (Austin) (54-6)
2016 Losses: #2229 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Austin) (50-0), #3156 McCallum (Austin) (70-0), #5367 Hyde Park (Austin) (41-7), #7099 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (56-12), #8216 St. Mary's Hall (San Antonio) (49-16), #8769 Reagan (Austin) (69-2), #10515 Travis [William B.] (Austin) (61-15), #10791 Glenn (Leander) (52-28), #11743 Crockett [David] (Austin) (38-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 47-52
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Hyde Park (Austin), 9/8 St. Mary's Hall (San Antonio), 9/15 at Eastside Memorial (Austin), 9/28 at Reagan (Austin), 10/6 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Austin), 10/12 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin), 10/20 Travis [William B.] (Austin), 10/26 at Crockett [David] (Austin), 11/3 McCallum (Austin), 11/9 at Glenn (Leander)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Austin) (31.7), McCallum (Austin) (27.2), Hyde Park (Austin) (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eastside Memorial (Austin) (-38.9), Travis [William B.] (Austin) (-23.5), Reagan (Austin) (-16.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #871
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8841
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%