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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Galen Zimmerman
League: 6A Region IV District 26
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECT
Jacob Ponton 6'7" 265 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Novosad 6'3" 185 Senior QB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 57.7
2022 National Rank: #86
2022 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
2023 Starting Power Rating: 42.4
2023 National Rank: #139
2023 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 33.3
Dynasty National Rank: #695
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 48-12 (33-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 46.5
2022 Points Against Average: 12.6
2022 Differential: +33.9
2022 Wins: #62 Vandegrift (Austin) (23-20), #247 Lake Travis (Austin) (38-31), #470 Bowie (Austin) (55-7), #720 Manor (69-14), #1166 Wagner (San Antonio) (37-7), #1180 Harlingen (45-0), #1479 Brandeis (San Antonio) (56-28), #2560 Johnson (Buda) (35-0), #2937 Anderson (Austin) (49-0), #4636 Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (77-0), #5387 Del Valle (66-7), #9289 Akins (Austin) (67-6)
2022 Losses: #30 Westlake (Austin) (29-10), #62 Vandegrift (Austin) (27-24)
2022 Opponents W-L: 102-64
Recent League Championships: 2021 (5A-1 Region III District 12), 2020 (tied for 1st; 5A-1 Region III District 12), 2019 (5A-1 Region III District 12), 2018 (tied for 1st; 5A-1 Region III District 12), 2017 (5A Region IV District 26), 2016 (tied for 1st; 5A Region IV District 26)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Vandegrift (Austin), 9/1 at Wagner (San Antonio), 9/15 at Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin), 9/22 Bowie (Austin), 9/29 at Johnson (Buda), 10/6 Akins (Austin), 10/13 at Westlake (Austin), 10/20 Lake Travis (Austin), 10/27 at Del Valle, 11/3 Anderson (Austin)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (Austin) (59), Vandegrift (Austin) (47.2), Lake Travis (Austin) (43.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Akins (Austin) (-29.4), Del Valle (-12.1), Austin [Stephen F.] (Austin) (-9.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2 (32 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #378
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%