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GENERAL
Nickname: Badgers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John Cornelius
League: 3A-2 Region I District 4
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #71

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonah White 6'0" 190 Senior WR

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -7.2
2018 National Rank: #8073
2018 State Rank: #790
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: -34.3
2019 National Rank: #10289
2019 State Rank: #952
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5379
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 46.9
Dynasty Record: 77-101 (46-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 34.2
2018 Points Against Average: 32.7
2018 Differential: +1.5
2018 Wins: #6843 Ballinger (53-41), #10816 Bangs (38-22), #12372 Grape Creek (San Angelo) (50-6), #12600 Coleman (46-7), #13597 Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo) (53-21)
2018 Losses: #2131 Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (35-26), #3190 Cisco (54-13), #3650 Tulia (26-24), #3951 Stamford (52-13), #5095 Clyde (47-19), #7655 Anson (49-41)
2018 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A-1 Region I District 3), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A-1 Region I District 3), 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A Region I District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Stamford, 9/6 Clyde, 9/13 at Ned [Jim] (Tuscola), 9/27 Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo), 10/4 at Cisco, 10/11 Anson, 10/18 at Bangs, 10/25 Ballinger, 11/1 Grape Creek (San Angelo), 11/8 at Coleman
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ned [Jim] (Tuscola) (14.5), Clyde (-2.9), Cisco (-4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Texas Leadership Charter Academy (San Angelo) (-59.4), Coleman (-51.7), Grape Creek (San Angelo) (-50.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (-4.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #881
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8661
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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