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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rudy Rangel
League: 4A Region II District 9
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Blankenship 6'6" 245 Senior DE 4.70 [Notre Dame]
Victor Bezak 6'1" 240 Senior OL 4.90
Bryan Hammond 6'1" 190 Senior RB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Best Team In Years, Rush Attack, OL
Team Weaknesses: Question Mark At QB, Must Be Consistent

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2012 National Rank: #3653
2012 State Rank: #384
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.3
2013 National Rank: #2326
2013 State Rank: #294
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3271
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 21-29 (10-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 20.2
2012 Points Against Average: 25.9
2012 Differential: -5.7
2012 Wins: #3546 Liberty (Frisco) (34-13), #6370 Heritage (Frisco) (49-28), #7388 Wilson [Woodrow] (Dallas) (20-7), #8178 Greenville (21-7)
2012 Losses: #268 Centennial (Frisco) (36-0), #535 Frisco (28-7), #814 Prosper (47-21), #868 Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco) (21-14), #2551 Saginaw (28-7), #2753 Little Elm (44-29)
2012 Opponents W-L: 60-53
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Saginaw, 9/6 Greenville, 9/13 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Dallas), 9/27 Liberty (Frisco), 10/3 at Frisco, 10/11 Heritage (Frisco), 10/18 at Prosper, 10/25 Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco), 11/1 Centennial (Frisco), 11/8 at Little Elm
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Frisco (43.1), Centennial (Frisco) (42.9), Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco) (40.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson [Woodrow] (Dallas) (-0.5), Greenville (-0.5), Heritage (Frisco) (14.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1152
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%