GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Elliott
League: 5A Region IV District 25 (moving from 4A Region IV District 27)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #96
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Skyler Nelson FB
Phillip Shelton QB
Jacob Smith OL
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Cavanaugh 6'2" 275 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, OL, RB/WR Combination
Team Weaknesses: Challenge Of Moving From 4A To 5A, Defense
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.9
2011 National Rank: #1846
2011 State Rank: #216
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 27.3
2012 National Rank: #1808
2012 State Rank: #229
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #1355
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 60-39 [62-37 on the field] (30-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.8
2011 Points Against Average: 15.1
2011 Differential: +4.7
2011 Wins: #2217 New Braunfels (15-14), #2378 East Central (San Antonio) (35-8), #3031 Lehman (Kyle) (35-21), #3391 Clemens [Samuel] (Schertz) (24-14), #4811 Lockhart (16-0), #6395 Lee [Robert E.] (San Antonio) (28-0), #6432 Seguin (13-3)
2011 Losses: #309 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (30-3), #527 Tivy (Kerrville) (41-22), #1460 Alamo Heights (San Antonio) (14-10), #1650 Hays (Buda) (21-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Killeen, 9/7 at Lake Travis (Austin), 9/15 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (San Antonio), 9/21 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Austin), 9/28 Southwest (San Antonio), 10/12 at New Braunfels, 10/19 Wagner (San Antonio), 10/26 at Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 11/2 Judson (Converse), 11/8 at San Marcos
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (69.4), Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) (47.8), Killeen (38.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: San Marcos (0), Southwest (San Antonio) (11.4), Roosevelt [Theodore] (San Antonio) (16.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (26.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #356
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%