GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Charles Burton
League: 6A Region IV District 26 (moving from 6A Region IV District 25)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #48
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Tavierre Dunlap 6'0" 205 Senior RB 4.5
Caleb Burton 6'1" 170 Junior WR 4.5
Kaleb Brown 6'1" 195 Junior LB 4.6
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
De'Kedrick Sterns 6'4" 250 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DL, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 25.2
2019 National Rank: #1940
2019 State Rank: #286
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +3.1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 29.1
2020 National Rank*: #659
2020 State Rank*: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3321
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 63-112 (40-64 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 6th)
2019 Points For Average: 42.3
2019 Points Against Average: 35.6
2019 Differential: +6.7
2019 Wins: #3565 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (77-34), #3973 McNeil (Austin) (47-29), #5249 Connally [John B.] (Austin) (47-28), #5300 Akins (Austin) (68-14), #6623 Lehman (Kyle) (52-14)
2019 Losses: #17 Westlake (Austin) (69-31), #50 Lake Travis (Austin) (54-21), #804 Hays [Jack C.] (Buda) (56-42), #1822 Bowie (Austin) (38-21), #2014 Anderson (Austin) (20-17)
2019 Opponents W-L: 58-55
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Region III District 17)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/25 vs McNeil (Austin), 10/2 Liberty Hill, 10/9 at Westlake (Austin), 10/16 vs Bowie (Austin), 10/22 vs Akins (Austin), 11/7 vs San Marcos, 11/13 vs Lake Travis (Austin), 11/20 vs Hays [Jack C.] (Buda), 11/27 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Westlake (Austin) (59.7), Lake Travis (Austin) (53.7), Liberty Hill (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: San Marcos (-0.1), Akins (Austin) (3.6), McNeil (Austin) (9.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 23.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #101
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #302
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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