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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Schobel
League: 3A-1 Region III District 12
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 37.1
2020 National Rank: #674
2020 State Rank: #119
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2021 National Rank: #732
2021 State Rank: #113
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2899
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 93-103 (44-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 11-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 34.8
2020 Points Against Average: 17.1
2020 Differential: +17.7
2020 Wins: #982 Yoakum (35-14), #982 Yoakum (38-22), #2126 Rockdale (42-15), #2905 Smithville (38-7), #3183 Woodville (21-14), #3878 Boling (49-14), #4022 Edna (42-3), #4371 Hitchcock (42-15), #5544 Rice (Altair) (31-6), #9818 Hempstead (51-26), #9818 Hempstead (35-0)
2020 Losses: #214 Hallettsville (45-14), #214 Hallettsville (23-21), #2569 Giddings (36-28)
2020 Opponents W-L: 91-70
Recent League Championships: 2019 (3A-1 Region IV District 13), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 24)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 vs Lumberton, 9/3 at Giddings, 9/9 Rice (Altair), 9/17 Edna, 9/24 Smithville, 10/8 at Hitchcock, 10/15 Yoakum, 10/22 Hempstead, 10/29 Hallettsville, 11/5 at Boling
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hallettsville (45.8), Yoakum (11.1), Giddings (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hempstead (-28.9), Lumberton (-21.2), Hitchcock (-9.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (19.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #354
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1937
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%