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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Scott Murray
League: Western Wayne - Red
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Steele 6'2" 190 Senior QB 5.13
Cameron Bassett 5'8" 185 Senior RB 4.88
Scott Kamen 6'0" 185 Senior MLB 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: OL, LB Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -18.8
2010 National Rank: #12132
2010 State Rank: #487
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: -12.3
2011 National Rank: #10941
2011 State Rank: #432
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12526
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 6-39 (3-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 17.4
2010 Points Against Average: 36.1
2010 Differential: -18.7
2010 Wins: #11023 Robichaud (Dearborn Heights) (31-20), #12378 Annapolis (Dearborn Heights) (41-34)
2010 Losses: #2244 Fordson (Dearborn) (42-0), #2626 Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford) (41-6), #6689 Ford [Edsel] (Dearborn) (56-13), #7339 Dexter (37-16), #9053 Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) (28-6), #11587 Romulus (33-30), #12544 Redford Union (Redford) (34-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 39-47
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Western International (Detroit) (49-6), 9/1/11 Belleville (26-25)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Western International (Detroit), 9/1 at Belleville, 9/9 Redford Union (Redford), 9/16 at Crestwood (Dearborn Heights), 9/23 at Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford), 9/30 Annapolis (Dearborn Heights), 10/7 Robichaud (Dearborn Heights), 10/21 at Ford [Edsel] (Dearborn)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford) (24.3), Belleville (9.8), Ford [Edsel] (Dearborn) (-5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Redford Union (Redford) (-21.7), Annapolis (Dearborn Heights) (-20.5), Western International (Detroit) (-15.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #398
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10511
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Western International (Detroit) [projection: 28-21 win]