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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Mike Jackson
League: 4A Region III District 24
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

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

TOP PLAYERS
Tim Wright 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.50
Emanuell Williams 5'11" 175 Senior QB 4.70
Ken Butler 5'11" 180 Senior MLB 4.60

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Bryan Allen 6'4" 170 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Boyd 6'0" 200 Senior LB [Navy]
Antonio Wright 6'1" 270 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: New Coaches/System, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 43.6
2010 National Rank: #432
2010 State Rank: #59
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 42.7
2011 National Rank: #344
2011 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 30.8
Dynasty National Rank: #906
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 42-20 (18-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 33.4
2010 Points Against Average: 23.4
2010 Differential: +10
2010 Wins: #715 Calallen (Corpus Christi) (42-18), #928 Manvel (44-28), #928 Manvel (41-27), #1038 El Campo (28-21), #1208 Santa Fe (35-14), #1612 Dayton (23-3), #2539 Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg) (27-7), #4732 Yates [Jack] (Houston) (31-23), #5139 Brazosport (Freeport) (40-0), #5871 Ball (Galveston) (14-13), #7658 Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston) (48-7)
2010 Losses: #46 Aledo (69-34), #339 Friendswood (55-41), #1139 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (23-20), #2110 Texas City (43-33)
2010 Opponents W-L: 126-59
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II), 2003 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (4A Region III District 23), 2005 (4A Region III District 23), 2003 (4A Region III District 23)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston) (75-6), 9/9/11 Sterling (Houston) (60-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg), 9/2 at Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston), 9/9 Sterling (Houston), 9/16 at Brazosport (Freeport), 9/23 at Manvel, 9/30 Santa Fe, 10/7 at Friendswood, 10/14 Texas City, 10/21 at Ball (Galveston), 10/28 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Friendswood (45.5), Manvel (38.1), Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (36.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sterling (Houston) (-20), Wheatley [Phillis] (Houston) (2), Brazosport (Freeport) (4.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (31.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #273
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1713
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%
Opener: 8/26 at Terry [B. F.] (Rosenberg) [projection: 34-19 win]