Cooper (Abilene, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Todd Moebes
League: 5A Region I District 4 (moving from 5A Region I District 2)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Anderson 6'0" 160 Junior WR 4.50
Jonathan Nicholson 6'4" 250 Senior T 5.10
Skyler Wilson 6'0" 190 Senior RB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Lorenzo Joe 6'2.5" 195 Senior WR 4.60 [Texas]
Cordell Dorsey 6'2" 205 Senior LB 4.5
Trey Dye 5'8" 165 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 47.1
2013 National Rank: #380
2013 State Rank: #51
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 40.2
2014 National Rank: #656
2014 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.6
Dynasty National Rank: #422
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 78-51 (36-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 41.4
2013 Points Against Average: 29.3
2013 Differential: +12.1
2013 Wins: #474 Cedar Park (24-21), #664 Lamar (Arlington) (45-24), #1747 Odessa (42-31), #2128 Coronado (El Paso) (49-14), #2146 Midland (49-14), #2406 Abilene (56-31), #3433 Tascosa (Amarillo) (42-24), #4745 Coronado (Lubbock) (56-28)
2013 Losses: #12 Cedar Hill (28-23), #438 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (31-28), #524 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (42-35), #715 Rider (Wichita Falls) (39-36), #2575 Permian (Odessa) (54-53)
2013 Opponents W-L: 92-57
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3), 2009 (4A Region I District 4), 2003 (5A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Rider (Wichita Falls), 9/5 at Vandegrift (Austin), 9/12 at Abilene, 9/19 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 9/26 Lee [Robert E.] (Midland), 10/3 at Amarillo, 10/10 Lubbock, 10/17 at Plainview, 10/31 Cooper (Lubbock), 11/7 at Lake View (San Angelo)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (42.5), Rider (Wichita Falls) (35.7), Lee [Robert E.] (Midland) (35.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lubbock (-1.4), Lake View (San Angelo) (2.2), Plainview (13.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9 (37.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #977
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%