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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Dave Curtin
League: Super Essex - American
Playoff Division: North II Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 0-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Evans Osuji 6'3" 235 Senior OL/DL
Deion Hudson 6'1" 170 Senior RB
Enosh Motachwa 6'1" 210 Junior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -19.2
2011 National Rank: #12049
2011 State Rank: #314
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -10.7
2012 National Rank: #10476
2012 State Rank: #278
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10647
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 23-64 (17-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 9.1
2011 Points Against Average: 39.2
2011 Differential: -30.1
2011 Wins: #13423 East Side (Newark) (28-6)
2011 Losses: #783 Montclair (46-0), #1491 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (48-0), #3415 West Orange (55-0), #5038 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (48-0), #5192 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (44-7), #5879 Bloomfield (37-14), #8585 Irvington (42-7), #12014 Kearny (27-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-43
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Super Essex - Liberty)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Kearny, 9/21 Livingston, 9/28 at Bloomfield, 10/5 at East Orange Campus (East Orange), 10/13 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 10/20 at West Orange, 10/26 Nutley, 11/3 at Montclair, 11/29 Irvington
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Montclair (35.8), East Orange Campus (East Orange) (30.6), Bloomfield (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kearny (-11.6), Irvington (-4.8), Nutley (-3.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4626
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 8th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%