GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Matt Nally
League: 5A-2 Region II District 7
Playoff Division: 5A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
D1 PROSPECTS
Nigel Smith II 6'5" 260 Senior DL
Gunnar Wilson 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Jackson Ford 6'5" 230 Senior TE
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Trevor Goosby 6'6" 280 Senior OT
Caleb Otlewski 6'4" 225 Senior Edge
Jacob Fields 5'11" 170 Senior CB
RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2022 National Rank: #213
2022 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: 43.9
2023 National Rank: #121
2023 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 44.2
Dynasty National Rank: #229
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 50-16 (27-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 11-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 43.4
2022 Points Against Average: 27.5
2022 Differential: +15.9
2022 Wins: #321 Lovejoy (Lucas) (36-35), #617 Crandall (50-22), #840 Royse City (48-24), #868 Terrell (56-21), #868 Terrell (42-21), #1302 Ennis (42-38), #1572 Hallsville (57-20), #2101 Denison (54-44), #4380 Greenville (49-27), #4445 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (42-10), #6218 Princeton (57-14)
2022 Losses: #87 China Spring (42-41), #105 South Oak Cliff (Dallas) (30-16), #226 Argyle (37-18)
2022 Opponents W-L: 103-69
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021 (4A-1 Region II District 7), 2017 (4A-2 Region II District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Argyle, 9/1 at China Spring, 9/8 Royse City, 9/15 at Crandall, 9/22 Terrell, 10/6 Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite), 10/13 at Denison, 10/20 Greenville, 10/27 at Princeton, 11/2 Lovejoy (Lucas)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: China Spring (42.9), Lovejoy (Lucas) (39.8), Argyle (27)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Poteet [Dr. Ralph H.] (Mesquite) (-20.5), Princeton (-18.9), Greenville (-14.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29 (32.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #447
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%