Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: James Williams
League: 5A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Barton Clement 6'3.5" 305 Senior G
Henry Thomas 6'0" 175 Senior WR 4.5
Jabari James 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Very Good Skill Position Players, Prolific Offense Nearly Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: Little Depth At All Positions

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 41.8
2016 National Rank: #619
2016 State Rank: #80
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 57.6
2017 National Rank: #150
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2414
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 37.8
Dynasty Record: 82-58 (54-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 37.7
2016 Points Against Average: 25.6
2016 Differential: +12.1
2016 Wins: #716 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (28-21), #1273 Crosby (42-21), #1908 Klein (32-31), #2741 Texas City (48-35), #3500 Willowridge (Houston) (55-25), #3996 Ball (Galveston) (20-14), #4169 Alief Hastings (Houston) (41-6), #4349 Madison [James] (Houston) (34-21), #5305 Santa Fe (47-27), #6553 Galena Park (49-3), #8366 Sterling (Houston) (58-12)
2016 Losses: #116 Manvel (63-6), #138 College Station (31-27), #2550 Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (48-41)
2016 Opponents W-L: 91-69
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Region III District 22), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A Region III District 20)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/7 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 9/15 at Klein, 9/29 Galena Park, 10/5 at Willowridge (Houston), 10/14 Manvel, 10/21 Ball (Galveston), 10/27 at Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City), 11/2 Texas City, 11/10 at Santa Fe
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manvel (75.8), Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City) (29.4), Willowridge (Houston) (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe (8.5), Galena Park (12.1), Texas City (15.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (27.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #835
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%