GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Herb Kunz
League: 6A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #183
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
John Busby 6'0" 220 Senior RB 4.6
Christian Njoku 6'1" 245 Senior DT 4.84
Quay Franks 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.75
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.1
2017 National Rank: #3858
2017 State Rank: #447
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.2
2018 National Rank: #4551
2018 State Rank: #508
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3251
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26
Dynasty Record: 80-77 (58-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 23.9
2017 Points Against Average: 24.9
2017 Differential: -1
2017 Wins: #2862 Westside (Houston) (42-41), #5581 Westbury (Houston) (14-12), #7816 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (42-16), #10712 Pasadena (35-0), #11916 Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (48-7)
2017 Losses: #415 Lamar (Houston) (42-0), #506 Cypress Ranch (Houston) (48-12), #2135 Houston Heights (Houston) (31-12), #5275 La Porte (27-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 37-46
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 West Brook (Beaumont), 9/7 Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston), 9/15 MacArthur (Houston), 9/21 Clear Falls (League City), 9/28 Westbury (Houston), 10/5 at Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston), 10/13 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston), 10/20 at Lamar (Houston), 10/26 Westside (Houston), 11/3 at Houston Heights (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Brook (Beaumont) (34), Lamar (Houston) (24.7), Houston Heights (Houston) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Houston Math Science & Tech [Sam] (Houston) (-34.7), Dobie [J. Frank] (Houston) (-28.2), Westbury (Houston) (-18.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (19 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #497
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3464
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%