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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Elliott
League: 4A Region IV District 27
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #76

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dakota Billings 6'3" 195 Senior LB 4.70
Jacob Smith 6'1" 270 Junior OL 5.20
George Williamson 6'0" 190 Junior RB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Second Year With Coaching Staff, RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Many Skill Players, Young QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2010 National Rank: #2369
2010 State Rank: #275
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 21
2011 National Rank: #2676
2011 State Rank: #317
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1834
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 24-28 [26-26 on the field] (16-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 28.4
2010 Points Against Average: 23.7
2010 Differential: +4.7
2010 Wins: #4310 Seguin (35-12), #5269 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (42-35), #7061 Lehman (Kyle) (42-7), #8186 Lockhart (33-3)
2010 Losses: #422 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (35-14), #845 New Braunfels (24-19), #965 Boerne-Champion (Boerne) (31-28), #1247 Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (38-24), #2408 Hays (Buda) (28-19), #2719 East Central (San Antonio) (forfeit), #6149 Lee [Robert E.] (San Antonio) (forfeit)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-58
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 New Braunfels (15-14), 9/2/11 East Central (San Antonio) (35-8)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at New Braunfels, 9/2 East Central (San Antonio), 9/9 Lee [Robert E.] (San Antonio), 9/16 at Seguin, 9/23 at Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 9/30 Lehman (Kyle), 10/7 at Alamo Heights (San Antonio), 10/14 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz), 10/21 at Lockhart, 10/28 Hays (Buda)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (45.2), New Braunfels (32.6), Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lockhart (-0.5), Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (1.2), Lehman (Kyle) (8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (22.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #301
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1972
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at New Braunfels [projection: 26-14 loss]