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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Scott Stewart
League: 6A Region II District 12
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 49.2
2020 National Rank: #216
2020 State Rank: #44
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2021 Starting Power Rating: 42.1
2021 National Rank: #166
2021 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 42.8
Dynasty National Rank: #308
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 121-88 (77-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 34.4
2020 Points Against Average: 19.5
2020 Differential: +14.9
2020 Wins: #156 Longview (40-13), #697 Harker Heights (38-36), #800 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (27-24), #1035 Bryan (44-7), #1176 Waxahachie (38-0), #1712 Magnolia West (Magnolia) (28-13), #2055 Belton (2-0), #2481 Killeen (49-6), #3522 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (39-15), #4695 Copperas Cove (55-21)
2020 Losses: #50 Martin [James] (Arlington) (43-25), #78 Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) (56-28)
2020 Opponents W-L: 69-58
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019 (tied for 1st), 2015 (5A Region III District 17), 2014 (5A Region III District 17), 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2007 (5A Region II District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Westlake (Austin), 9/3 Magnolia West (Magnolia), 9/10 Hutto, 9/24 at Bryan, 10/1 Harker Heights, 10/7 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 10/15 at Belton, 10/22 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 10/29 at Killeen, 11/5 Copperas Cove
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (Austin) (75.8), Magnolia West (Magnolia) (23.5), Bryan (22.8)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (-7.7), Copperas Cove (-5.9), Belton (0.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 (32.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #433
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%