GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jeff Riordan
League: 4A Region III District 19
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #56
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Austin Walker 5'8" 170 RB 4.60
Aston Walter 5'8" 165 QB 5.60
Chase Nix 6'2" 205 LB 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Donovan Starks 5'11" 175 Senior ATH 4.6 [Kansas State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, Balance
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 25.6
2011 National Rank: #2294
2011 State Rank: #266
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.5
2012 National Rank: #1927
2012 State Rank: #245
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3473
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 59-41 (41-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.8
2011 Points Against Average: 30.1
2011 Differential: +1.7
2011 Wins: #1274 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) (35-28), #1505 Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches) (30-29), #3723 Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown) (20-14), #5176 North Forest (Houston) (48-18), #6235 King [C. E.] (Houston) (45-17), #7774 Galena Park (42-14)
2011 Losses: #381 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (56-26), #945 Vidor (42-20), #1170 Dayton (31-24), #1394 Montgomery (49-28), #4487 Lee [Robert E.] (Baytown) (33-32)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-51
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region III District 21)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Nederland, 9/7 Willis, 9/14 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu), 9/21 at Dayton, 9/28 Summer Creek (Houston), 10/5 at New Caney, 10/19 King [C. E.] (Houston), 10/25 at Kingwood Park (Kingwood), 11/2 Humble, 11/9 at Porter
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Nederland (43.8), Dayton (36), Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) (32.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Caney (-18.3), Porter (-9), Humble (-6.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (25.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #461
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3241
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%