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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/Maroon/Gray
Coach: Jim Hightower
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Griffin Hebert 6'3" 195 Senior WR 4.54
Noah Fontenot 5'10" 215 Senior ILB 4.84
Hunter Clay 6'0" 280 Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Bailey Raborn 5'11" 190 Senior K
Trevor Begue 5'11" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, RB Depth, DL/ILB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL, New Starter At QB, Inexperienced Secondary

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.1
2015 National Rank: #637
2015 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31
2016 National Rank: #1675
2016 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 40.4
Dynasty National Rank: #224
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 125-38 (60-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 39.2
2015 Points Against Average: 17
2015 Differential: +22.2
2015 Wins: #743 Hahnville (Boutte) (52-12), #1026 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (28-21), #1473 Plaquemine (35-34), #1754 Carencro (Lafayette) (28-19), #2361 Sulphur (31-13), #2616 El Dorado (AR) (44-14), #5559 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (49-7), #7426 Northside (Lafayette) (29-0), #8695 Beau Chene (Arnaudville) (70-0), #12059 Opelousas (77-0)
2015 Losses: #79 Catholic (Baton Rouge) (35-17), #491 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (24-21), #1026 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) (42-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 89-66
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 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 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Sulphur, 9/8 at Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport), 9/23 Catholic (Baton Rouge), 9/30 at Hahnville (Boutte), 10/7 at Beau Chene (Arnaudville), 10/14 Carencro (Lafayette), 10/21 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette), 10/28 at Opelousas, 11/4 Northside (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic (Baton Rouge) (68.7), Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (44.3), Hahnville (Boutte) (41)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Opelousas (-17.6), Beau Chene (Arnaudville) (-1.7), Northside (Lafayette) (0.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (26.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1014
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%