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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 5
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brennon Bourgeois 6'0" 210 Senior ILB 4.78
Robbie McElderry 6'4" 235 Senior DE 4.88
Tiger Bech 5'9" 170 Senior WR/PR 4.51

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kendall Johnson 6'1" 175 Senior WR [Nevada]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, LB, CB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB, S, Depth At WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 38.3
2013 National Rank: #912
2013 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.8
2014 National Rank: #1138
2014 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.4
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 106-33 (51-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.3
2013 Points Against Average: 10.8
2013 Differential: +25.5
2013 Wins: #1098 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (26-0), #1376 Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport) (44-19), #1588 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (21-7), #2896 Westgate (New Iberia) (38-8), #3539 Carencro (Lafayette) (31-0), #3553 Sulphur (10-7), #5398 Northside (Lafayette) (41-0), #6176 St. Martinville (58-6), #6837 Cecilia (62-16), #7678 St. Michael (Baton Rouge) (59-14)
2013 Losses: #1098 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (32-29), #2362 Breaux Bridge (21-17)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Sulphur (43-26)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Sulphur, 9/12 vs Gladewater (TX), 9/19 Carencro (Lafayette), 9/26 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport), 10/3 at Cecilia, 10/10 at Westgate (New Iberia), 10/17 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/24 at Northside (Lafayette), 10/31 St. Martinville, 11/7 Breaux Bridge
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gladewater (TX) (37.1), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (34.5), Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (31.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Martinville (-5.5), Cecilia (4.5), Northside (Lafayette) (16.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (20.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1754
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%