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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rudy Rangel
League: 4A Region II District 9 (moving from 4A Region I District 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #101

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Bibby 6'3" 250 Senior C 5.00
JD Clark 6'4" 210 Senior DE 4.60
Isaiah Hinton 6'0" 245 Senior DT 4.90

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Gerald Thomas 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.50 [Colorado]
Garrett Simpson 6'4" 220 Senior QB [UTEP]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DEs, RB Core
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 21.8
2011 National Rank: #2943
2011 State Rank: #329
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.4
2012 National Rank: #3908
2012 State Rank: #429
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4488
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 25-64 (14-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 27.4
2011 Points Against Average: 28.8
2011 Differential: -1.4
2011 Wins: #3597 Wichita Falls (45-37), #6130 Denton (35-14), #6514 McKinney (54-33), #13254 North Dallas (Dallas) (41-0)
2011 Losses: #306 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (42-20), #398 Rider (Wichita Falls) (59-35), #683 Centennial (Frisco) (21-0), #803 Sherman (28-20), #910 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (23-7), #2810 Little Elm (31-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-54
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/11 Denton (35-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Saginaw, 9/7 at Greenville, 9/14 Wilson [Woodrow] (Dallas), 9/28 vs Liberty (Frisco), 10/5 Frisco, 10/12 at Heritage (Frisco), 10/19 Prosper, 10/25 at Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco), 11/2 at Centennial (Frisco), 11/9 Little Elm
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prosper (44.1), Centennial (Frisco) (43.6), Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco) (33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville (-12.4), Heritage (Frisco) (10.4), Liberty (Frisco) (13)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #195
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1206
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%