GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Alexander Pratt
League: Northwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #49
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Antonio Smothers 6'1" 215 Senior LB
Barry McCarter 6'2" 195 Senior WR/K
Marquis Wells 5'10" 160 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Leadership, Top LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: -13
2009 National Rank: #11120
2009 State Rank: #229
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: -9.6
2010 National Rank: #10395
2010 State Rank: #220
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11420
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 29-35 (16-7 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 5-4
2009 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 25.7
2009 Points Against Average: 25.7
2009 Differential: 0
2009 Wins: #5365 Robeson (Chicago, IL) (33-26), #13813 Roosevelt (Gary) (55-12), #13813 Roosevelt (Gary) (7-0), #14046 North Lawndale College Prep (Chicago, IL) (45-6), #14067 Wallace (Gary) (35-14)
2009 Losses: #2714 Morton (Hammond) (47-18), #5051 Griffith (66-6), #8135 Hobart (34-13), #11045 Hammond (26-19)
2009 Opponents W-L: 41-51
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/20 Hobart, 8/28 Bowen (Chicago, IL), 9/3 at Robeson (Chicago, IL), 9/11 at Curie (Chicago, IL), 9/17 at Hammond, 9/25 at Marshall [Thurgood] (Dayton, OH), 10/8 Wallace [Lew] (Gary), 10/16 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary), 10/22 Highland, 10/29 Hammond, 11/5 at Morton (Hammond)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall [Thurgood] (Dayton, OH) (27.7), Morton (Hammond) (20.7), Robeson (Chicago, IL) (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (-43.5), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (-34.7), Bowen (Chicago, IL) (-26)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4 (-9.1 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.8
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #192
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10286
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-7
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 Hobart [projection: 31-22 loss]