GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Eugene Johnson
League: Northwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #45
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Deante Mahome 5'10" 185 Senior RB
Roderick Jones 6'2" 180 Senior WR
Regan Atkins-Frazier 6'5" 175 Senior WR/P
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Antonio Smothers 6'1" 215 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Size/Experience On OL
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -0.7
2010 National Rank: #8284
2010 State Rank: #172
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2011 National Rank: #9030
2011 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11336
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 20-27 (10-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 31.5
2010 Points Against Average: 29
2010 Differential: +2.5
2010 Wins: #10383 Highland (28-22), #12326 Bowen (Chicago, IL) (48-6), #12462 Hammond (41-20), #12462 Hammond (26-12), #14208 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (49-6), #14360 Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (75-14)
2010 Losses: #1759 Morton (Hammond) (56-20), #1759 Morton (Hammond) (54-20), #2231 Curie (Chicago, IL) (49-28), #2949 Marshall [Thurgood] (Dayton, OH) (48-13), #4626 Robeson (Chicago, IL) (26-0), #5322 Hobart (35-30)
2010 Opponents W-L: 70-65
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Hobart, 8/27 at Bowen (Chicago, IL), 9/2 at Andrean (Merrillville), 9/9 Curie (Chicago, IL), 9/16 Hammond, 9/24 Marshall [Thurgood] (Dayton, OH), 9/30 Morton (Hammond), 10/7 at Wallace [Lew] (Gary), 10/14 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morton (Hammond) (29.2), Curie (Chicago, IL) (26.4), Marshall [Thurgood] (Dayton, OH) (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (-43.8), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (-38.6), Bowen (Chicago, IL) (-21.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (-1.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8961
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Hobart [projection: 42-22 loss]