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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Martin Mosson
League: Northern State
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Smith 6'3" 185 Senior QB/P
Noah Kampa 5'7" 160 Senior RB
Tanner Leffler 5'11" 150 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -9.3
2011 National Rank: #10226
2011 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0
2012 National Rank: #7727
2012 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5609
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 62-39 [61-40 on the field] (44-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.9
2011 Points Against Average: 31
2011 Differential: -14.1
2011 Wins: #11613 Knox (6-0), #11962 Triton (Bourbon) (31-14), #14205 LaVille (Lakeville) (51-15)
2011 Losses: #1979 Bremen (55-13), #2429 Jimtown (Elkhart) (41-0), #3574 Griffith (49-7), #3831 Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (41-10), #6705 LaPorte (34-13), #6885 Culver (34-26), #7598 Riley (South Bend) (27-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-57
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 LaPorte (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 LaPorte, 8/24 at Griffith, 8/31 Bremen, 9/7 at Culver, 9/14 Jimtown (Elkhart), 9/21 at Triton (Bourbon), 9/28 Glenn [John] (Walkerton), 10/5 LaVille (Lakeville), 10/12 at Knox
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jimtown (Elkhart) (27.3), Griffith (26.1), Bremen (17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: LaVille (Lakeville) (-40.5), Knox (-18), Triton (Bourbon) (-14.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (2.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6968
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%