Goldsboro (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Eric Reid League: 1A Carolina Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Recent Success Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.2 2010 National Rank: #5154 2010 State Rank: #154 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.4 2011 National Rank: #5900 2011 State Rank: #173 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5548 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7 Dynasty Record: 40-25-1 [41-24-1 on the field] (19-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 10-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 35.4 2010 Points Against Average: 13.4 2010 Differential: +22 2010 Wins: #5956 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (42-13), #6916 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (33-6), #8703 Washington (48-20), #9014 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (35-13), #11247 North Duplin (Calypso) (62-28), #11550 Midway (Dunn) (44-0), #12019 Rosewood (Goldsboro) (41-6), #13389 Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (56-0), #13696 Princeton (54-7), #14170 East Carteret (Beaufort) (40-0) 2010 Losses: #3073 Pender (Burgaw) (28-8), #3843 New Hanover (Wilmington) (27-6), #6024 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (23-20), #6687 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (16-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 73-101 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2007 (Eastern Plains) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/1/11 North Duplin (Calypso) (21-20), 10/7/11 Rosewood (Goldsboro) (41-0), 10/14/11 Princeton (36-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 New Hanover (Wilmington), 8/25 at Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 9/9 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 9/16 Southern Wayne (Dudley), 9/23 Red Springs, 10/1 at North Duplin (Calypso), 10/7 vs Rosewood (Goldsboro), 10/14 Princeton, 10/21 Spring Creek (Seven Springs), 10/28 at Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: New Hanover (Wilmington) (22.5), Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (9.7), Southern Wayne (Dudley) (4.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-26.8), Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (-25.9), Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (-15.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-4.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10662 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% Opener: 8/19 New Hanover (Wilmington) [projection: 31-17 loss]