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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ilyan Martinez
League: 3A-2 Region IV District 15
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Manny Padilla 5'9" 140 Senior DB 4.75
Matthew Manka 6'1" 205 Junior DE 4.8
Matthew Contreras 5'8" 160 Senior LB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -3.3
2017 National Rank: #7698
2017 State Rank: #764
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.3
2018 National Rank: #7963
2018 State Rank: #791
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #12129
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 45-103 (15-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 28.8
2017 Points Against Average: 14.9
2017 Differential: +13.9
2017 Wins: #8719 Dilley (20-17), #9479 Cotulla (45-14), #9499 Stockdale (10-7), #10836 Poteet (24-2), #11288 Nixon-Smiley (Nixon) (28-20), #11326 Karnes City (35-26), #11409 D'Hanis (42-7), #11658 John Paul II (Schertz) (42-14), #13075 Lytle (30-3)
2017 Losses: #5695 Poth (20-10), #10381 Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore) (34-31)
2017 Opponents W-L: 44-74
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Cole [Robert G.] (San Antonio), 9/7 at Randolph (Universal City), 9/14 at Lytle, 9/21 at Jourdanton, 9/28 Poteet, 10/12 at Stockdale, 10/19 at Dilley, 10/26 Poth, 11/2 at Nixon-Smiley (Nixon), 11/9 Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Poth (-18.5), Cole [Robert G.] (San Antonio) (-22.4), Randolph (Universal City) (-24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Nixon-Smiley (Nixon) (-53.8), Lytle (-51.7), Poteet (-37.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-12.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1088
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11931
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%