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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Jason Johnson
League: Freelance (moving from Northwestern)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Lonnie Johnson 6'3" 180 Senior ATH [Western Michigan]
JonVea Johnson 6'0" 170 Senior WR [Toledo]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2013 National Rank: #4599
2013 State Rank: #101
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2014 National Rank: #5184
2014 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10044
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 51-58 (24-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 49.3
2013 Points Against Average: 29
2013 Differential: +20.3
2013 Wins: #4258 Lowell (30-9), #7767 Highland (46-27), #9570 Hammond (58-18), #10859 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL) (76-45), #12734 Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (82-20), #13961 Arlington (Indianapolis) (60-0), #14172 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (78-6)
2013 Losses: #385 Andrean (Merrillville) (65-28), #2369 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (46-44), #3334 Morton (Hammond) (63-56), #4743 Hobart (47-34), #13546 Lindblom (Chicago, IL) (2-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-61
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Northwestern), 2012 (Northwestern), 2011 (Northwestern), 2010 (Northwestern), 2009 (Northwestern), 2008 (Northwestern), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Hobart, 9/4 at Edwardsville (IL), 9/4 at St. Francis (Wheaton, IL), 9/6 at Marshall [John] (Indianapolis), 9/12 at Huntley (IL), 9/19 at Hammond, 9/26 at Northrop (Fort Wayne), 10/3 at Morton (Hammond), 10/17 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Edwardsville (IL) (52), Morton (Hammond) (20.5), St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) (17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (-41.3), Marshall [John] (Indianapolis) (-12.6), Hammond (-12.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8 (1.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4579
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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