GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: John Kelley
League: Montgomery County 4A - West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Adam McLean 6'1.5" 285 Senior DL/TE 4.98 [Penn State]
Jason Heyn 5'10" 200 Senior LB/FB 4.80
Kyle Green 5'7" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.54
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Elliott Davis 6'2" 175 Senior ATH [NC State]
Lamonte Armstrong 6'2" 200 Senior OLB [Navy]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39
2013 National Rank: #856
2013 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.8
2014 National Rank: #1731
2014 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.1
Dynasty National Rank: #453
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 113-22 (61-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 37.3
2013 Points Against Average: 9.2
2013 Differential: +28.1
2013 Wins: #2311 Damascus (7-6), #2478 Gaithersburg (41-6), #3819 Clarksburg (42-21), #3819 Clarksburg (35-7), #4396 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (42-0), #4600 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (40-0), #4677 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (42-7), #7286 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (49-0), #10503 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (52-0), #12271 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (56-0)
2013 Losses: #364 Northwest (Germantown) (35-21), #364 Northwest (Germantown) (28-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 78-55
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2009 (Montgomery County 3A), 2008, 2007, 2005 (Montgomery County 4A West), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Clarksburg (22-19)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Clarksburg, 9/12 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 9/19 Damascus, 9/26 at Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 10/2 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 10/10 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 10/16 at Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 10/24 Gaithersburg, 11/1 at Northwest (Germantown), 11/7 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Germantown) (55.2), Damascus (28.2), Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (20.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (-16.1), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (-4.8), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (0.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 (19.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%