| 2005 season previews: District 5-4A | | | District 5-4A | | 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 5 | Record | (RL-OS-DS-LL) | Rating | Pop | 2004 Record | Reg | State | O'ALL | Playoff | | a--Wichita Falls | (7-3) (5-0) | (22-7-5-20) | 157.16 | 1517 | (4-6) (2-3) | 10 | 49 | 264 | 38 | | b--Denton | (6-4) (4-1) | (22-8-10-18) | 156.80 | 1920 | (2-8) (1-4) | 11 | 52 | 275 | 14 | | c--Wichita Falls Rider | (6-4) (3-2) | (19-4-3-26) | 156.42 | 1616 | (11-3) (3-2) | 13 | 56 | 285 | 11 | | d--Sherman | (5-5) (2-3) | (18-0-6-23) | 155.56 | 1694 | (10-4) (4-1) | 16 | 64 | 300 | 26 | | e--Denison | (3-7) (1-4) | (20-2-5-23) | 151.80 | 1313 | (8-3) (5-0) | 25 | 93 | 353 | 22 | | Burkburnett | (2-8) (0-5) | (25-6-7-21) | 141.62 | 958 | (3-7) (0-5) | 45 | 178 | 505 | 14 |
| a--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | c--Div. II Quarters, lost 40-35 to Aledo | | b--Projected to go to the Div. I Regional | d--Div. I Semifinalist, lost 42-7 to Ennis | | c--Projected to go to the Div. II Bi-District | e--Div. II Bi-District, lost 30-7 to Aledo |
| 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 4A Top 10 | Points | | | Jerry's 4A Top 10 | Rating | | | Coaches Picks | | 1 | Ennis (8) | 129 | | 1 | La Marque (Div. II) | 188.83 | | | District 5 | | 2 | La Marque (5) | 125 | | 2 | Texarkana Texas High (Div. I) | 186.23 | | 1 | Wichita Falls | | 3 | Highland Park (1) | 107 | | 3 | Kilgore | 185.32 | | 2 | Denton | | 4 | Kilgore | 106 | | 4 | Ennis | 183.40 | | 3 | Sherman | | 5 | Texarkana Texas High (3) | 90 | | 5 | Boerne | 180.53 | | 4 | Wichita Falls Rider | | 6 | Marshall (2) | 81 | | 6 | Highland Park | 178.18 | | 5 | Burkburnett | | 7 | Bay City (1) | 59 | | 7 | Marshall | 176.76 | | 6 | Denison | | 8 | Boerne (2) | 45 | | 8 | Pflugerville Connally | 176.48 | | | | | 9 | Dallas Lincoln | 43 | | 9 | Brenham | 173.50 | | | | | 10 | Gregory-Portland | 33 | | 10 | Stephenville | 170.96 | | | |
| Season records over the past decade |
| District 5 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Years | Total | | Denison | (15-1) | (14-2) | (15-1) | (6-3) | (5-5) | (7-4) | (4-7) | (5-5) | (9-2) | (8-3) | 10 | (88-33-0) | | Sherman | (10-2) | (6-5) | (8-4) | (6-6) | (7-4) | (3-8) | (9-3) | (10-2) | (4-6) | (10-4) | 10 | (73-44-0) | | Wichita Falls | (4-6) | (0-9-1) | (3-7) | (4-6) | (10-3) | (14-1) | (6-5) | (8-3) | (7-4) | (4-6) | 10 | (60-50-1) | | Wichita Falls Rider | (6-4) | (1-9) | (1-9) | (4-9) | (4-6) | (6-6) | (3-7) | (4-6) | (7-5) | (11-3) | 10 | (47-64-0) | | Denton | (0-0) | (0-0) | (1-9) | (9-2) | (8-3) | (4-6) | (5-5) | (10-2) | (7-3) | (2-8) | 8 | (46-38-0) | | Burkburnett | (4-6) | (2-7) | (3-7) | (3-7) | (2-8) | (6-4) | (4-6) | (0-10) | (4-6) | (3-7) | 10 | (31-68-0) |
| Playoff Appearances Last 10 Years |
| Team | Playoff | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | Year | | Wichita Falls | 38 | 1972 | 1985 | 1986 | 1991 | 1993 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | | Sherman | 26 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | | Denison | 22 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | | Burkburnett | 14 | 1955 | 1956 | 1972 | 1978 | 1979 | 1990 | 1991 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | | Denton | 14 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1992 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2002 | | Wichita Falls Rider | 11 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1982 | 1983 | 1991 | 1998 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Burkburnett Bulldogs (Orange, Black) - Head Coach Bill Dalke - (17-33-0) @ Burkburnett and (17-33-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 25 letterman 6 offensive 7 defensive starters with 21 letterman lost from a (3-7) team. Burkburnett returns (1) 1st All-District player. | | Denison Yellow Jackets (Black, Gold) - Head Coach Bob Brown - (115-40-1) @ Denison and (179-113-4) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 20 letterman 2 offensive 5 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (8-3) Div. II Bi-District playoff team. Denison returns (2) 1st All-District players. | | Denton Broncos (Purple, Gold) - Head Coach Randall Patzkowski - (0-0-0) @ Denton and (0-0-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 22 letterman 8 offensive 10 defensive starters with 18 letterman lost from a (2-8) team. | | Sherman Bearcats (Maroon, White) - Head Coach Drew Young - (14-10-0) @ Sherman and (14-10-0) Overall, Offense (NA), Defense (NA), returns 18 letterman 0 offensive 6 defensive starters with 23 letterman lost from a (10-4) Div. I Semifinalist playoff team. Sherman returns (1) 1st All-District player. | | Wichita Falls Rider Raiders (Black, Old Gold) - Head Coach Scott Ponder - (18-8-0) @ Wichita Falls Rider and (44-12-0) Overall, Offen |
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