Rider (Wichita Falls, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Benjamin Nielsen
League: 5A-2 Region I District 3
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jed Castles 6'6" 215 Senior TE
Jacob Rodriguez 6'2" 205 Senior WR
E'maurion Banks 6'4" 260 Senior DL

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 41.5
2020 National Rank: #466
2020 State Rank: #92
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2021 Starting Power Rating: 24.2
2021 National Rank: #745
2021 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 40.9
Dynasty National Rank: #387
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 148-83 (81-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 11-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 35.6
2020 Points Against Average: 20.1
2020 Differential: +15.5
2020 Wins: #681 Independence (Frisco) (42-35), #815 Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock) (21-13), #1638 Hirschi (Wichita Falls) (48-10), #1993 Wylie (Abilene) (35-14), #2290 Randall (Amarillo) (45-14), #2290 Randall (Amarillo) (28-7), #3027 Wichita Falls (53-17), #4199 Burges (El Paso) (68-27), #4345 North Side (Fort Worth) (2-0), #5453 Midland (42-13), #6717 Plainview (49-0)
2020 Losses: #24 Aledo (55-28), #198 Coronado (Lubbock) (51-13), #815 Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock) (25-24)
2020 Opponents W-L: 91-56
Recent League Championships: 2008 (4A Region I District 5), 2007 (4A Region I District 5), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 vs Dumas, 9/3 Independence (Frisco), 9/10 Midlothian, 9/17 Odessa, 9/24 at Hobbs (NM), 10/8 at Wylie (Abilene), 10/15 Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock), 10/22 at Plainview, 10/29 at Randall (Amarillo), 11/5 Wichita Falls
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lubbock-Cooper (Lubbock) (27.5), Midlothian (23.7), Dumas (22)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Plainview (-22.1), Odessa (-16.2), Wichita Falls (-4.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.1 (24.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1183
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%



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