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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Scarlet/Blue
Coach: Russell Smith
League: 5A Southeast
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
DeKeathan Williams 6'2" 200 Senior RB [Arkansas State]
Rod Ross 5'10" 160 Senior ATH/CB
Xavier Flowers 6'2" 220 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Size
Team Weaknesses: Numbers (Players), Young WRs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -12.9
2010 National Rank: #11041
2010 State Rank: #131
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: -13.4
2011 National Rank: #11169
2011 State Rank: #136
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3214
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.5
Dynasty Record: 31-25-1 (21-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 18.9
2010 Points Against Average: 36.7
2010 Differential: -17.8
2010 Wins: #10922 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (30-28), #12719 North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (43-6), #13826 Crossett (34-25)
2010 Losses: #2638 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (54-13), #2950 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (65-6), #4459 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (28-18), #6053 Monticello (47-14), #8475 Blytheville (38-0), #8809 Lee (Marianna) (34-25), #8958 White Hall (42-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 49-60
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/29/10 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (30-28), 11/4/10 Crossett (34-25)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Lee (Marianna), 9/16 at Blytheville, 9/23 at North Pulaski (Jacksonville), 9/30 at Monticello, 10/7 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 10/14 at Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff), 10/21 White Hall, 10/28 at Sylvan Hills (Sherwood), 11/3 Crossett
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (13.8), Blytheville (8.5), Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Crossett (-38.5), Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (-14.4), North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (-12.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9889
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 Lee (Marianna) [projection: 27-17 loss]