Veterans Memorial (Mission, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver/Red
Coach: David Gilpin
League: 5A-1 Region IV District 16 (moving from 5A Region IV District 31)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Landry Gilpin 6'0" 170 Senior QB
Mikey Garcia 5'9" 165 Junior WR
Joey Garcia 5'10" 190 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Difference-Maker At QB, LB/DB, WR
Team Weaknesses: OL/WR/DB Depth, Size, Speed

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.8
2017 National Rank: #3703
2017 State Rank: #428
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 3.7
2018 National Rank: #2921
2018 State Rank: #353
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #6349
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 89-73 (58-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37.5
2017 Points Against Average: 25.8
2017 Differential: +11.7
2017 Wins: #4103 Harlingen (31-26), #5080 Nixon [Joseph W.] (Laredo) (48-17), #5448 Lopez (Brownsville) (25-17), #7126 Rio Grande City (26-24), #7329 Pioneer (Mission) (61-38), #7914 Mission (18-14), #8344 Martin (Laredo) (42-24), #10398 Valley View (Pharr) (21-14), #11229 Roma (40-10), #11259 Cigarroa [Dr. Leonides G.] (Laredo) (63-21)
2017 Losses: #1474 Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi) (57-33), #5123 Sharyland (Mission) (48-42)
2017 Opponents W-L: 64-63
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 31), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region IV District 32)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Mission, 9/6 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo), 9/15 Veterans Memorial (Brownsville), 9/20 at Rio Grande City, 9/28 Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville), 10/12 at Donna, 10/18 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr), 10/27 at Pace [James] (Brownsville), 11/2 Palmview (La Joya), 11/8 at Lopez (Brownsville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Veterans Memorial (Brownsville) (-4.6), Lopez (Brownsville) (-13.6), Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo) (-18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr) (-42.7), Porter [Gladys] (Brownsville) (-37.3), Palmview (La Joya) (-33.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (6.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #959
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9869
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%