GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Todd Lanter
League: 5A District 2
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2013 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
PJ Simmons 5'10" 195 Senior HB/WR 4.45
Brendan Loftus 6'7" 295 Senior OL 5.20 [Miami (Fl)]
Danny Thomas 6'2" 225 Senior DE/LB 4.40 [South Florida]
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Jaylin Hayward 5'10" 180 Senior ATH
Jim Jones 6'2" 215 Senior LB
Tim Faison 6'0.5" 200 Senior DE
Marcus Holton 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.5
Albert Cannon 6'0.5" 190 Senior OLB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jacob Pugh 6'4.5" 210 Senior LB [Florida State]
De'Eric Culver 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.5 [Louisville]
Tony Fields 5'11" 200 Senior DB [Indiana]
Kris Harris 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.7 [Florida Atlantic]
Charles Gaskin 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.5 [Arkansas State]
Stephen Gabbard 6'3" 215 Senior OL [Florida State]
J.T. Bradwell 6'2" 190 Senior QB
Kenny Young 5'8" 165 Senior RB [Miami (Oh)]
Ben Lyda 6'2" 240 Senior OL
Javon O'Neal 6'1" 185 Senior ATH
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Bringing In New QB/K, Young In Secondary
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 52.1
2013 National Rank: #230
2013 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 42.2
2014 National Rank: #531
2014 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #324
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 98-39 (30-6 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40.1
2013 Points Against Average: 15.2
2013 Differential: +24.9
2013 Wins: #174 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (42-6), #459 Rickards [James] (Tallahassee) (38-22), #760 Wakulla (Crawfordville) (35-12), #970 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (33-3), #1635 Florida State University (Tallahassee) (41-21), #2669 New Smyrna Beach (28-13), #2819 East Gadsden (Havana) (61-0), #2955 Leon (Tallahassee) (50-9), #5280 Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee) (64-14)
2013 Losses: #46 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (26-9), #317 West Florida (Pensacola) (41-40)
2013 Opponents W-L: 80-44
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009 (2A District 1), 2008 (3A District 2), 2006 (3A District 2), 2005 (3A District 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee) (46-0)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 vs Marist (Atlanta, GA), 9/5 Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee), 9/12 at East Gadsden (Havana), 9/19 at Leon (Tallahassee), 10/3 at Wakulla (Crawfordville), 10/10 at Trinity Christian Academy (Deltona), 10/10 at Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville), 10/17 Rickards [James] (Tallahassee), 10/24 at Florida State University (Tallahassee), 10/31 New Smyrna Beach, 11/7 Lincoln (Tallahassee)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (67.8), Wakulla (Crawfordville) (46), Marist (Atlanta, GA) (42.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Christian Academy (Deltona) (-21.9), Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee) (11.2), East Gadsden (Havana) (20.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.7 (37.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #478
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%