GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Blue
Coach: Pete Hurt
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Telfort 6'2" 290 Senior DT 5.24
Julian Jackson 5'11" 175 Senior CB 4.46
Jekory Trigg 6'3.5" 195 Senior WR 4.66
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Wil Freeman 6'6" 225 Senior DE [Southern Miss]
Nigel Green 6'0.5" 155 Senior S
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Talent, Many Returning Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Must Be Tougher/More Physical
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.9
2011 National Rank: #590
2011 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 38.7
2012 National Rank: #674
2012 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #688
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 83-31 (49-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.1
2011 Points Against Average: 21.8
2011 Differential: +5.3
2011 Wins: #725 Brandon (25-17), #727 Southaven (28-20), #988 Pearl (21-10), #1949 Clinton (14-3), #2624 Mendenhall (47-44), #3109 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (28-12), #3912 Vicksburg (42-40), #4260 Callaway (Jackson) (20-6), #4993 Greenville-Weston (Greenville) (34-24), #5482 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (35-14), #6257 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (35-7)
2011 Losses: #22 Olive Branch (34-3), #139 Madison Central (Madison) (52-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 84-73
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006 (5A Region 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2004 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Callaway (Jackson), 8/24 Mendenhall, 8/31 Pearl, 9/7 at Brandon, 9/21 at Warren Central (Vicksburg), 9/28 Vicksburg, 10/5 at Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 10/12 at Clinton, 10/19 Greenville-Weston (Greenville), 10/26 at Madison Central (Madison), 11/2 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Madison Central (Madison) (51.1), Brandon (40.5), Pearl (35.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville-Weston (Greenville) (0.6), Vicksburg (5.4), Warren Central (Vicksburg) (6.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (32.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1206
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%