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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike McDonald
League: AAAAAAA Region 2 (moving from AAAAAA Region 3)
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #29

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Emanuel Bridges 6'2" 215 Senior LB
Chancellor Johnson 6'6" 220 Senior QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 34.8
2015 National Rank: #1309
2015 State Rank: #54
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.1
2016 National Rank: #2008
2016 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30
Dynasty National Rank: #863
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 106-51 (66-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 24.3
2015 Points Against Average: 17.5
2015 Differential: +6.8
2015 Wins: #2163 Carrollton (34-13), #2496 East Coweta (Sharpsburg) (21-17), #2757 Hughes [Langston] (Fairburn) (14-0), #3720 Lovejoy (34-3), #3963 Marietta (27-7), #5277 South Cobb (Austell) (20-10), #5746 Pebblebrook (Mableton) (27-14), #6248 Douglas County (Douglasville) (49-21), #8939 Campbell (Smyrna) (31-6)
2015 Losses: #58 Mill Creek (Hoschton) (44-14), #631 Westlake (Atlanta) (41-21), #971 Sandy Creek (Tyrone) (34-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-64
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; AAAAAA Region 3), 2009 (4-AAAAA), 2008 (4-AAAAA), 2007 (4-AAAAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/26/16 Starr's Mill (Fayetteville) (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Carrollton, 8/26 Starr's Mill (Fayetteville), 9/9 Etowah (Woodstock), 9/16 Washington [Booker T.] (Atlanta), 9/23 at West Forsyth (Cumming), 10/7 at Wheeler (Marietta), 10/14 Campbell (Smyrna), 10/21 at Westlake (Atlanta), 10/28 Pebblebrook (Mableton), 11/4 at East Coweta (Sharpsburg)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Starr's Mill (Fayetteville) (47.4), Westlake (Atlanta) (39.4), Etowah (Woodstock) (38)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Washington [Booker T.] (Atlanta) (-7.7), Campbell (Smyrna) (-5.6), Pebblebrook (Mableton) (2.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (26.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1332
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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