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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Purple/Black/Silver
Coach: Daren Walker
League: 6A Region I District 1 (moving from 5A Region I District 1)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #114

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Bingham 6'0" 205 RB/LB 4.53 [Texas State]
Ryan Duran 6'3" 300 OL/DL 5.40
Gustavo Mendoza-Dorsett 6'1" 190 WR/DB 4.52

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2013 National Rank: #3055
2013 State Rank: #333
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2014 National Rank: #2674
2014 State Rank: #310
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1313
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 89-36 (67-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 44.4
2013 Points Against Average: 37.3
2013 Differential: +7.1
2013 Wins: #2202 El Dorado (El Paso) (47-34), #4233 Americas (El Paso) (56-42), #4918 Andress (El Paso) (52-27), #5138 Eastwood (El Paso) (55-31), #9741 Socorro (El Paso) (50-14), #10538 Bel Air (El Paso) (71-14)
2013 Losses: #438 San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (71-55), #581 Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM) (44-42), #1747 Odessa (61-15), #2071 Montwood (El Paso) (35-24), #2128 Coronado (El Paso) (37-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-50
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 1), 2011 (5A Region I District 1), 2005 (5A Region I District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Canutillo (24-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Canutillo, 9/5 Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM), 9/12 at San Angelo Central (San Angelo), 9/19 at Midland, 9/26 Montwood (El Paso), 10/2 at Socorro (El Paso), 10/17 Americas (El Paso), 10/25 at Coronado (El Paso), 10/31 El Dorado (El Paso), 11/7 at Eastwood (El Paso)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM) (44.4), San Angelo Central (San Angelo) (43.6), Canutillo (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Socorro (El Paso) (-15.5), Eastwood (El Paso) (11.8), Americas (El Paso) (17)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 (21.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1331
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%