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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 5
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Bergeron 6'2" 200 Senior QB 4.85
Thomas Laborde 5'9" 210 Senior ILB 4.80
Jake Juneau 5'10" 205 Senior WR 4.47

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR Core, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Line Play

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2011 National Rank: #462
2011 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.7
2012 National Rank: #800
2012 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 39.8
Dynasty National Rank: #172
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 88-27 (41-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.3
2011 Points Against Average: 16.7
2011 Differential: +21.6
2011 Wins: #560 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (39-36), #998 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (27-24), #1154 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (41-27), #1610 Westgate (New Iberia) (28-12), #2009 Central (Baton Rouge) (24-0), #2085 Northside (Lafayette) (36-20), #2520 Sulphur (44-0), #2856 Franklin Parish (Winnsboro) (52-8), #4790 Cecilia (57-6), #5033 Lakeshore (Mandeville) (63-14), #5311 St. Martinville (42-7)
2011 Losses: #423 Breaux Bridge (28-14), #578 Karr [Edna] (New Orleans) (35-31)
2011 Opponents W-L: 91-67
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Sulphur, 9/7 at Central (Baton Rouge), 9/14 Westgate (New Iberia), 9/21 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport), 9/28 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles), 10/5 at Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/12 Northside (Lafayette), 10/19 Breaux Bridge, 10/26 St. Martinville, 11/2 at Cecilia
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (45.9), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (36), Breaux Bridge (35.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cecilia (10.5), St. Martinville (13.2), Sulphur (24.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #424
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%