GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 4 (moving from 4A District 5)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Begue 5'10" 170 Senior RB 4.46
William Bellamy 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.88
Matthew Gardner 6'3" 195 Senior QB/HB 4.72
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Bailey Raborn 5'11" 190 Senior K
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB/WR, LB, TE
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, Interior DL
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 48.4
2014 National Rank: #362
2014 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 47.6
2015 National Rank: #352
2015 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 40.1
Dynasty National Rank: #216
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 115-35 (56-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 43.8
2014 Points Against Average: 19
2014 Differential: +24.8
2014 Wins: #485 Gladewater (TX) (42-21), #1554 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) (56-19), #2167 Breaux Bridge (25-7), #2366 Sulphur (43-26), #2464 Carencro (Lafayette) (56-21), #4536 Cecilia (41-12), #4943 Northside (Lafayette) (55-14), #7682 Westgate (New Iberia) (63-13), #9514 St. Martinville (42-0)
2014 Losses: #63 Jesuit (New Orleans) (20-13), #359 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (56-46)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-52
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2012 (4A District 5), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2006 (4A District 5), 2005 (4A District 5), 2004 (4A District 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Sulphur (31-13), 9/10/15 El Dorado (AR) (44-14), 9/18/15 Plaquemine (35-34)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Sulphur, 9/10 at El Dorado (AR), 9/18 Plaquemine, 9/25 at Catholic (Baton Rouge), 10/2 Hahnville (Boutte), 10/9 Beau Chene (Arnaudville), 10/16 at Carencro (Lafayette), 10/23 at Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/30 Opelousas, 11/6 at Northside (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (49), Catholic (Baton Rouge) (45.6), Plaquemine (35.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Opelousas (-24), Beau Chene (Arnaudville) (-7.5), Northside (Lafayette) (1.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (30 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1694
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%