Waco (TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Marty Herbst League: 5A Region III District 18 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Spread Offense Returns Several Energetic Athletes, Defensive Speed, Improved Special Teams Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 37.2 2016 National Rank: #951 2016 State Rank: #119 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 37.2 2017 National Rank: #930 2017 State Rank: #135 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.8 Dynasty National Rank: #801 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4 Dynasty Record: 87-71 (49-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 28.3 2016 Points Against Average: 23.2 2016 Differential: +5.1 2016 Wins: #993 Harker Heights (28-12), #1569 Killeen (34-7), #3134 Roosevelt [Theodore] (San Antonio) (48-22), #3970 Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (51-21), #6863 University (Waco) (42-3) 2016 Losses: #138 Temple (48-45), #138 College Station (48-0), #318 Midway (Waco) (28-7), #716 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (21-7), #1519 Bryan (22-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 65-53 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2007 (4A Region II District 16), 2006 (4A Region II District 16) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/16 University (Waco) (42-3) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/2 Roosevelt [Theodore] (San Antonio), 9/8 Killeen, 9/15 at Harker Heights, 9/22 at Midway (Waco), 9/29 at A&M Consolidated (College Station), 10/6 Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan), 10/20 at Temple, 10/27 College Station, 11/3 at Bryan, 11/10 University (Waco) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Midway (Waco) (60.4), College Station (56), A&M Consolidated (College Station) (45.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University (Waco) (-5.4), Roosevelt [Theodore] (San Antonio) (8), Rudder [James Earl] (Bryan) (15.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #497 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%