GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White/Orange
Coach: Barry Morgan
League: TAPPS Division III District 2 (moving from TAPPS Division IV District 1)
Playoff Division: TAPPS III
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Austin Troup LB
Kade Thomas QB
Chris Shurtleff LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Adam Maxie 6'2" 170 Senior DB 4.4 [Kent State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Replacing Starters, Skill Position Talent, LB Core
Team Weaknesses: DL Depth
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2011 National Rank: #7334
2011 State Rank: #692
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 11
2012 National Rank: #4909
2012 State Rank: #525
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8632
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 69-30 (26-10 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 35.5
2011 Points Against Average: 22.6
2011 Differential: +12.9
2011 Wins: #8077 Sacred Heart (Muenster) (21-13), #8937 Calvary Christian (Fort Worth) (21-20), #12268 Lubbock Christian (Lubbock) (59-20), #12388 Canyon Creek Christian Academy (Richardson) (60-15), #12917 First Baptist (Dallas) (58-28), #13248 Lake Country Christian (Fort Worth) (28-7), #13421 Dallas Lutheran (Dallas) (48-15)
2011 Losses: #1552 Oakridge (Arlington) (31-19), #4233 Sacred Heart (Hallettsville) (21-20), #6361 Pantego Christian (Arlington) (37-21), #9082 Southwest Christian (Fort Worth) (42-35)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-55
Recent State Championships: 2006 (TAPPS IV)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (TAPPS Division IV District 1), 2010 (TAPPS Division IV District 1), 2006 (TAPPS Division IV District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 vs Sacred Heart (Muenster), 9/14 vs Calvary Christian (Fort Worth), 9/28 at St. Stephen's Episcopal (Austin), 10/5 at Dallas Lutheran (Dallas), 10/12 Gainesville State (Gainesville), 10/19 at McKinney Christian Academy (McKinney), 10/26 vs Dallas HSAA North (Plano), 11/2 at Coram Deo Academy (Flower Mound), 11/9 Legacy Christian Academy (Frisco)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dallas HSAA North (Plano) (-0.6), Sacred Heart (Muenster) (-2), Calvary Christian (Fort Worth) (-3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dallas Lutheran (Dallas) (-36.5), Coram Deo Academy (Flower Mound) (-31.8), Gainesville State (Gainesville) (-29)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (-6.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1104
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11752
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65%