GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Antwain Jimmerson
League: 3A-1 Region II District 6 (moving from 3A-1 Region II District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank*: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Christian Shepard 6'1" 170 Senior WR 4.5
Carlos Jackson 5'9" 160 Senior CB 4.4
Jordan Friday 6'3" 260 Senior DL 4.8
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Roderick Hopes 6'3" 180 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Play-Makers Return At QB/WR
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Rebuilding Lines
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2019 National Rank: #1251
2019 State Rank: #200
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -8
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 14.5
2020 National Rank*: #1870
2020 State Rank*: #279
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2730
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 111-80 [115-76 on the field] (56-35 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 40.2
2019 Points Against Average: 18.9
2019 Differential: +21.3
2019 Wins: #2231 Mt. Vernon (47-16), #2618 Pittsburg (49-7), #2604 Hooks (49-7), #2850 West Rusk (New London) (36-13), #4245 Center (51-28), #5804 North Lamar (Paris) (35-7), #6603 New Boston (42-24), #9593 Arp (38-8), #9897 Redwater (42-7)
2019 Losses: #758 Malakoff (53-41), #2458 Hughes Springs (29-28), #2694 Atlanta (28-24)
2019 Opponents W-L: 62-67
Recent League Championships: 2018 (3A-1 Region II District 7), 2016 (3A-1 Region II District 8), 2007 (2A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Pittsburg, 9/4 Center, 9/11 Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana), 9/18 Hooks, 10/2 White Oak, 10/9 at Sabine (Gladewater), 10/16 Gladewater, 10/23 at Tatum, 10/30 New Boston, 11/6 at Atlanta
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sabine (Gladewater) (31.5), Gladewater (28), Pittsburg (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: White Oak (-16.1), New Boston (-15.8), Liberty-Eylau (Texarkana) (1.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (14.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 8.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #342
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1559
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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