GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/White/Forest Green
Coach: Ken Bublitz
League: Southwest Prairie
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Danny Saracco 6'0" 190 Sophomore LB 4.75
Joe Miggins 6'1" 275 Junior OL 5.60
Axel Gonzalez 6'0" 250 Junior DL 5.60
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Clifton Garrett 6'2" 225 Senior LB [LSU]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2013 National Rank: #3007
2013 State Rank: #103
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 9
2014 National Rank: #5468
2014 State Rank: #201
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4087
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 53-52 (37-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.6
2013 Points Against Average: 27.6
2013 Differential: +3
2013 Wins: #2418 Oswego East (Oswego) (34-3), #3763 Plainfield East (Plainfield) (38-0), #4804 Minooka (41-37), #5999 Plainfield North (Plainfield) (41-34), #7051 Lemont (28-13), #10069 Plainfield Central (Plainfield) (41-13)
2013 Losses: #354 Marist (Chicago) (64-28), #781 Oswego (35-28), #3555 St. Francis (Wheaton) (43-20), #4108 Romeoville (34-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-52
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Lemont, 9/5 at St. Francis (Wheaton), 9/12 Plainfield East (Plainfield), 9/19 at Plainfield North (Plainfield), 9/26 Oswego East (Oswego), 10/3 at Romeoville, 10/10 Minooka, 10/17 at Plainfield Central (Plainfield), 10/24 Oswego
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oswego (39.9), Oswego East (Oswego) (35), Plainfield East (Plainfield) (26.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Plainfield Central (Plainfield) (-6.7), Plainfield North (Plainfield) (11), Lemont (13.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (21.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2124
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%