| 2005 season previews: District 26-3A | | | District 26-3A | | Preseason projection: | | (2005 Overall and District Record prediction, 2005 returning letterman, offensive and defensive starters, letterman lost, 2005 preseason rating, school's population, last year's 2004 overall and district record, and preseason regional, state, and overall rankings, and each teams total playoff appearances.) |
| District 26 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--Cuero | (10-0) (5-0) | (22-1-6-18) | 170.04 | 698 | (14-1) (5-0) | 1 | 2 | 82 | 26 | | b--Gonzales | (8-2) (4-1) | (21-8-8-16) | 146.76 | 779 | (3-7) (1-4) | 9 | 36 | 432 | 13 | | c--Yoakum | (6-4) (3-2) | (15-4-5-NA) | 143.75 | 499 | (7-5) (3-2) | 13 | 49 | 477 | 19 | | d--Hallettsville | (7-3) (2-3) | (NA-3-4-NA) | 141.15 | 390 | (12-2) (4-1) | 16 | 62 | 517 | 18 | | Luling | (3-7) (1-4) | (13-5-7-17) | 134.19 | 446.5 | (4-6) (2-3) | 32 | 118 | 629 | 12 | | Edna | (0-10) (0-5) | (17-9-8-5) | 127.59 | 470 | (0-10) (0-5) | 41 | 158 | 723 | 22 |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. II Semis | a--Div. I State Finals, lost 17-14 to Abilene Wylie | | b--Projected to go to the Div. I Bi-District | c--Div. II Area, lost 35-14 to Liberty Hill | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Area | d--Div. II Quarters, lost 42-21 to Liberty Hill |
| Check out the Coaches Preseason Top 10 and District projections along with My Top 10. | | The coaches rankings and district projections are based on totals of every questionnaire that was received with points awarded for 1st thru 10th place. Teams with 1st place votes are in parenthesis. |
| Coaches 3A Top 10 | Points | | | Jerry's 3A Top 10 | Rating | | | Coaches Picks | | 1 | Jasper (6) | 168 | | 1 | Jasper (Div. II) | 171.74 | | | District 26 | | 2 | Cuero (5) | 148 | | 2 | Cuero | 170.04 | | 1 | Cuero | | 3 | Gilmer (6) | 129 | | 3 | Marlin | 169.53 | | 2 | Yoakum | | 4 | Abilene Wylie (2) | 117 | | 4 | West Orange-Stark (Div. I) | 166.89 | | 3 | Luling | | 5 | West Orange-Stark | 86 | | 5 | Sweetwater | 165.64 | | 4 | Hallettsville | | 6 | Gainesville | 58 | | 6 | Tatum | 163.93 | | 5 | Gonzales | | 7 | Marlin | 53 | | 7 | Sinton | 163.59 | | 6 | Edna | | 8 | Liberty Hill (1) | 50 | | 8 | Devine | 161.71 | | | | | 9 | Decatur | 40 | | 9 | Gainesville | 161.19 | | | | | 10 | Sinton | 40 | | 10 | Gilmer | 160.73 | | | |
| Season records over the past decade |
| District 26 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Cuero | (13-2) | (6-5) | (11-3) | (11-4) | (8-4) | (9-2) | (6-4) | (5-6) | (9-2) | (14-1) | 10 | (92-33-0) | | Yoakum | (9-2-1) | (7-3-1) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (8-2) | (11-2) | (9-4) | (11-3) | (8-4) | (7-5) | 10 | (78-37-2) | | Hallettsville | (2-8) | (3-5-1) | (7-3) | (6-5) | (6-4) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (7-4) | (12-2) | 10 | (55-49-1) | | Gonzales | (3-7) | (1-9) | (4-6) | (6-4) | (9-3) | (8-3) | (9-2) | (7-4) | (5-5) | (3-7) | 10 | (55-50-0) | | Luling | (5-5) | (6-3-1) | (3-7) | (3-7) | (5-6) | (7-3) | (8-3) | (6-4) | (5-5) | (4-6) | 10 | (52-49-1) | | Edna | (3-7) | (5-4-1) | (5-5) | (1-9) | (4-6) | (4-6) | (5-5) | (7-4) | (5-6) | (0-10) | 10 | (39-62-1) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Cuero | 26 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Edna | 22 | 1981 | 1986 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 2002 | 2003 | | Yoakum | 19 | 1989 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | | Hallettsville | 18 | 1960 | 1973 | 1976 | 1979 | 1982 | 1987 | 1991 | 1998 | 2003 | 2004 | | Gonzales | 13 | 1953 | 1957 | 1958 | 1961 | 1963 | 1993 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | | Luling | 12 | 1953 | 1955 | 1978 | 1981 | 1984 | 1985 | 1991 | 1992 | 1999 | 2001 |
Yoakum Bulldogs (Blue, White) - Head Coach Jessie Crow - (69-35-1) @ Yoakum and (139-94-5) Overall, Offense (Multiple I), Defense (Multiple Split), returns 15 letterman 4 offensive 5 defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (7-5) Div. II Area playoff team. Yoakum returns (2) 1st All-District players. JV Record (9-1), Freshman Record (5-4). Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - defensive back. Notes from the Coach: New faces will have to step up. | | Luling Eagles (Green, White)
- Head Coach Jack Parker - (0-0-0) @ Luling and (29-34-0) Overall, Offense (Multiple), Defense (Multiple), returns 13 letterman 5 offensive 7 defensive starters with 17 letterman lost from a (4-6) team. JV Record (7-3). Overall Strength - defense, Offensive strength - running back, Defensive strength - linebacker. | | Cuero Gobblers (Green, White) - Head Coach Mark Reeve - (23-3-0) @ Cuero and (123-27-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 22 letterman 1 offensive 6 defensive starters with 18 letterman lost from a (14-1) Div. I State Finalist team. Cuero returns (1) 2nd All-State DL, and (6) 1st All-District players. |
Edna Cowboys (Blue, White) - Head Coach Rob Schoenfeld - (0-0-0) @ Edna and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 17 letterman 9 offensive 8 defensive starters with 5 letterman lost from a (0-10) team. Edna returns (1) 1st All-District player. |
Gonzales Apaches (Orange, Black, White) - Head Coach Bruce Salmon - (15-16-0) @ Gonzales and (15-16-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 21 letterman 8 offensive 8 defensive starters with 16 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. Gonzales returns (1) 1st All-District player. |
Hallettsville Brahmas (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Kyle Taylor - (37-28-0) @ Hallettsville and (92-50-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns “NA” letterman 3 offensive 4 defensive starters with “NA” letterman lost from a (12-2) Div. II Quarters playoff team. Hallettsville returns (2) 1st All-District players. | </
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