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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Greg Cranfill
League: 4A-2 Region II District 6
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #34

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

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Smith 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.55
Jacob Moore 6'2" 200 Senior HB/DE 4.53
Tyler James 6'0" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyriq Burnett 5'11" 205 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return All Skill Position/Secondary Players
Team Weaknesses: Lost Two All-State Defensive Players, All 5 OL Graduated

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.8
2016 National Rank: #4721
2016 State Rank: #513
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.9
2017 National Rank: #4031
2017 State Rank: #452
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5396
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 70-82 (40-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 20.8
2016 Points Against Average: 20.3
2016 Differential: +0.5
2016 Wins: #4851 Lincoln (Dallas) (24-22), #5877 Canton (32-29), #6429 Rains (Emory) (21-7), #6890 Hillsboro (20-14), #7668 Bonham (20-13), #8693 Ferris (30-0), #11547 Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas) (53-8)
2016 Losses: #349 Mineola (36-3), #2696 Tatum (28-9), #2816 Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) (31-13), #3970 Ranchview (Irving) (29-16), #4416 Chapel Hill (Tyler) (26-9)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-68
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 14), 2009 (3A Region II District 14), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Chapel Hill (Tyler), 9/8 at Ranchview (Irving), 9/15 Mineola, 9/22 Tatum, 9/29 at Hillsboro, 10/13 Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas), 10/20 Canton, 10/27 at Rains (Emory), 11/3 Lincoln (Dallas), 11/10 at Ferris
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mineola (38.2), Tatum (25.2), Chapel Hill (Tyler) (19.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Franklin D.] (Dallas) (-11.3), Ferris (3.2), Rains (Emory) (4.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (11.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #491
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3481
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%