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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Purple/Silver/Black
Coach: Eric Borja
League: 4A Northern - High Desert (moving from I Northern - High Desert)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Korbin Marcum 6'4" 195 Senior QB
Austin Cadenhead 5'8" 165 Senior WR
Cole Drescher 5'10" 175 Senior RB/OLB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 6.7
2015 National Rank: #6345
2015 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 9.2
2016 National Rank: #5636
2016 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5716
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 58-73 (31-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 22.3
2015 Points Against Average: 31.8
2015 Differential: -9.5
2015 Wins: #8579 North Valleys (Reno) (47-20), #9855 Bishop Manogue (Reno) (20-0), #10669 Hug [Procter R.] (Reno) (34-0)
2015 Losses: #329 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (56-17), #1481 Carson (Carson City) (28-6), #1481 Carson (Carson City) (49-34), #2037 Reno (44-6), #3676 Damonte Ranch (Reno) (42-7), #4644 McQueen [Robert] (Reno) (55-31), #4833 West Valley (Cottonwood, CA) (24-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 64-46
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Foothill (Palo Cedro, CA), 9/9 Douglas (Minden), 9/16 at Damonte Ranch (Reno), 9/23 Galena (Reno), 9/30 at McQueen [Robert] (Reno), 10/7 at North Valleys (Reno), 10/14 Hug [Procter R.] (Reno), 10/21 Reno, 10/27 at Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (39.6), Galena (Reno) (28), Damonte Ranch (Reno) (23.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas (Minden) (-10.8), North Valleys (Reno) (-8.2), Hug [Procter R.] (Reno) (-7.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (18.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3922
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%