GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Red
League: 4A Southern Meck 8 (moving from 4A Conference 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Matt Kowalewski 6'4" 275 Senior T
Nick Bruno 6'2" 260 Junior G
Ryan Miller 6'1" 210 Senior QB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Elijah Wood 6'0" 220 Senior RB 4.48 [North Carolina]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Youth
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 51.7
2013 National Rank: #242
2013 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 41.6
2014 National Rank: #568
2014 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35
Dynasty National Rank: #398
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 138-25 (65-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.1
2013 Points Against Average: 22.3
2013 Differential: +13.8
2013 Wins: #430 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (35-28), #1064 Providence (Charlotte) (42-17), #1132 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (56-30), #1193 High Point Central (High Point) (42-21), #1219 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (29-13), #2063 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (21-20), #2097 Olympic (Charlotte) (55-21), #2218 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (56-14), #2722 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (49-24), #4057 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (42-6), #4978 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (35-17), #7243 Harding University (Charlotte) (41-14)
2013 Losses: #9 Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) (38-17), #31 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (52-7), #96 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (20-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 123-65
Recent State Championships: 2005 (3AA), 2004 (2AA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Conference 4), 2012 (4A/3A MEGA 7), 2011 (4A/3A MEGA 7), 2010 (4A/3A MEGA 7), 2008 (Queen City), 2007 (Queen City), 2006 (Queen City), 2005 (Queen City), 2004 (Rocky River), 2003 (Rocky River)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/23/14 Providence Day (Charlotte) (35-23), 8/29/14 Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) (45-28)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 at Providence Day (Charlotte), 8/29 Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC), 9/5 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte), 9/12 at Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 9/26 at Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 10/3 Harding University (Charlotte), 10/10 at Olympic (Charlotte), 10/17 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/24 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/31 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte), 11/7 at Providence (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) (69.4), Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (65), Providence (Charlotte) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harding University (Charlotte) (-0.7), Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (8.1), Providence Day (Charlotte) (16.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4 (36.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #478
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%