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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rudy Rangel
League: 5A Region II District 9 (moving from 4A Region II District 9)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alec Gibbons 5'11" 200 Junior RB/ILB 4.60
David Shin 6'4" 300 Senior OL 5.20
Myles Benning 6'1" 235 Senior FB 4.60

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Justin Jinning 6'2" 200 Senior LB 4.7 [Iowa]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Grant Blankenship 6'6" 250 Senior DE 4.6 [Notre Dame]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.4
2013 National Rank: #1167
2013 State Rank: #130
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 41
2014 National Rank: #600
2014 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3756
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 37-73 (21-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.5
2013 Points Against Average: 15.9
2013 Differential: +15.6
2013 Wins: #1351 Frisco (20-14), #1981 Wilson [Woodrow] (Dallas) (41-0), #1987 Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco) (28-22), #3511 Heritage (Frisco) (41-21), #3898 Prosper (28-21), #4801 Saginaw (27-7), #5248 Liberty (Frisco) (62-14), #8357 Greenville (48-0)
2013 Losses: #186 Highland Park (Dallas) (38-17), #1438 Centennial (Frisco) (21-20), #5380 Little Elm (17-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-60
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Saginaw (34-23), 9/5/14 Corsicana (22-15)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Saginaw, 9/5 at Corsicana, 9/11 at Heritage (Frisco), 9/19 Frisco, 9/26 at Independence (Frisco), 10/3 Lone Star (Frisco), 10/9 at Wakeland [Justin] (Frisco), 10/17 Liberty (Frisco), 10/24 at Little Elm, 11/7 Centennial (Frisco)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Frisco (36.2), Centennial (Frisco) (33.7), Lone Star (Frisco) (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Frisco) (7.8), Corsicana (9.1), Little Elm (11)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (25.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #312
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2003
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 47%