Houston [Sam] (Arlington, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Texans
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Anthony Criss
League: 6A Region I District 8 (moving from 6A Region I District 4)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #126

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Javione Carr 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.5
Zavier Leonard 6'3" 275 Senior OL 5.1
Juan Garza 6'0" 185 Senior WR 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 16.7
2019 National Rank: #3197
2019 State Rank: #428
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 11.5
2020 National Rank*: #2271
2020 State Rank*: #329
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2552
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 49-122 (29-86 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2019 Points For Average: 22.7
2019 Points Against Average: 38.5
2019 Differential: -15.8
2019 Wins: #3258 North Mesquite (Mesquite) (21-17), #5600 Paschal [R. L.] (Fort Worth) (48-28), #7951 Trimble Tech (Fort Worth) (62-0)
2019 Losses: #38 Martin [James] (Arlington) (64-7), #235 Lamar (Arlington) (45-13), #255 Arlington (51-14), #398 Bowie (Arlington) (44-13), #677 Lewisville (55-14), #1272 Skyline (Dallas) (39-21), #2223 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (42-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 61-51
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/8/19 Trimble Tech (Fort Worth) (62-0)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/24 at Keller Central (Keller), 10/1 vs South Hills (Fort Worth), 10/8 vs Irving, 10/16 vs Grand Prairie, 10/30 vs Arlington, 11/6 vs South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 11/14 vs Lamar (Arlington), 11/19 at Bowie (Arlington), 11/27 Martin [James] (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Martin [James] (Arlington) (61.9), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (43), Arlington (41.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Irving (-16.6), South Hills (Fort Worth) (-8.6), Grand Prairie (1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 23.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #108
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #321
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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