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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Scott Murray
League: Western Wayne - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Eian Castonguay 6'1" 175 Junior DB/QB 4.5
John Giangrande 5'10" 210 Senior RB/LB 5.1
Logan McGraw 5'10" 175 Senior DB/RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Desire
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -7.6
2015 National Rank: #9678
2015 State Rank: #372
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.1
2016 National Rank: #9694
2016 State Rank: #365
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11410
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 35-83 (23-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 13.4
2015 Points Against Average: 29.6
2015 Differential: -16.2
2015 Wins: #11758 Ferndale (36-22), #11820 Redford Union (Redford) (38-6)
2015 Losses: #2622 Fordson (Dearborn) (58-0), #2905 Belleville (17-6), #3659 Robichaud (Dearborn Heights) (38-0), #4346 Berkley (49-14), #5401 Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford) (34-14), #6951 Romulus (21-0), #8932 Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) (21-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-40
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Kearsley (Flint), 9/2 Romulus, 9/9 Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford), 9/16 at Fordson (Dearborn), 9/23 at Redford Union (Redford), 9/30 at Robichaud (Dearborn Heights), 10/7 Belleville, 10/14 at Crestwood (Dearborn Heights), 10/21 Grosse Ile
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Belleville (35.6), Fordson (Dearborn) (33.3), Robichaud (Dearborn Heights) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kearsley (Flint) (-12.8), Redford Union (Redford) (-10.8), Romulus (2.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4232
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%