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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Mike Maddox
League: TAPPS Division II District 2
Playoff Division: TAPPS II
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christopher Wilhelmi 5'10" 155 Senior QB/DB 4.65
Josh Spitzer 6'0" 195 Senior MLB/RB 4.85
Ronnie Baker 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2015 National Rank: #2893
2015 State Rank: #330
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.6
2016 National Rank: #2518
2016 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3516
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 68-31 (31-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 35.8
2015 Points Against Average: 15.2
2015 Differential: +20.6
2015 Wins: #3705 Canton (31-21), #4414 Second Baptist (Houston) (28-18), #4734 Gorman [Bishop Thomas K.] (Tyler) (34-13), #5867 Legacy Christian Academy (Frisco) (35-26), #6057 Brook Hill (Bullard) (31-21), #8101 Prince of Peace (Carrollton) (28-6), #9285 Harleton (42-14), #10727 All Saints Episcopal (Tyler) (51-0), #10775 Shelton (Dallas) (68-14), #12103 New Diana (Diana) (44-6)
2015 Losses: #1130 Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (16-14), #2398 Northland Christian (Houston) (27-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-68
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Life (Waxahachie), 9/2 at Canton, 9/9 Waskom, 9/16 at Malakoff, 9/23 Dallas Christian (Mesquite), 9/30 at Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill), 10/14 All Saints Episcopal (Tyler), 10/21 at Prince of Peace (Carrollton), 10/28 Gorman [Bishop Thomas K.] (Tyler), 11/4 at Brook Hill (Bullard)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dallas Christian (Mesquite) (46), Waskom (39.4), Malakoff (27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: All Saints Episcopal (Tyler) (-14.5), Gorman [Bishop Thomas K.] (Tyler) (3.4), Prince of Peace (Carrollton) (7.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (8.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #413
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2941
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%