GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy Blue/Gold
Coach: Robert Toomer
League: 5A Region III District 18
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #126
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Edward Ross 6'1" 265 OL 4.90
Dre'Vien Young 5'10" 205 RB 4.40 [Kansas State]
Brandon Jones 6'2" 240 ATH 4.70
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brian Madunezim 6'4" 220 Senior DE [UTEP]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Offensive Starters, OL
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16.6
2011 National Rank: #3981
2011 State Rank: #421
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.4
2012 National Rank: #3083
2012 State Rank: #355
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3847
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 46-49 (28-30 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.1
2011 Points Against Average: 26.5
2011 Differential: -8.4
2011 Wins: #2466 Alief Taylor (Houston) (21-0), #4535 Conroe (38-31), #4771 Aldine (Houston) (24-3), #9461 MacArthur (Houston) (28-6)
2011 Losses: #23 Dekaney [Andy] (Houston) (35-13), #381 Dawson [Glenda] (Pearland) (62-7), #399 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (63-14), #2053 Bush [George] (Richmond) (20-16), #3165 Alief Elsik (Houston) (41-17), #3641 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston) (20-14), #9241 Alief Hastings (Houston) (10-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-56
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Conroe, 9/6 at Atascocita (Humble), 9/15 Chavez [Cesar] (Houston), 9/22 Oak Ridge (Conroe), 9/29 at Alief Hastings (Houston), 10/6 Alief Elsik (Houston), 10/11 at Alief Taylor (Houston), 10/26 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Houston), 11/2 at Aldine (Houston), 11/10 MacArthur (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Taylor (Houston) (36.5), Alief Elsik (Houston) (22.1), Atascocita (Humble) (15.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Hastings (Houston) (-6.4), MacArthur (Houston) (-4.3), Chavez [Cesar] (Houston) (5.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (26 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #507
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3723
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%