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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Jon Carpenter
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dorian Etheridge 6'3" 210 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.9
2016 National Rank: #1340
2016 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2017 National Rank: #1120
2017 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1011
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 113-49 (97-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.5
2016 Points Against Average: 17.7
2016 Differential: +15.8
2016 Wins: #2558 South Charleston (30-27), #2861 Cabell Midland (Ona) (28-7), #2861 Cabell Midland (Ona) (42-23), #3066 Huntington (35-18), #4046 Hurricane (61-20), #4640 Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) (62-18), #6863 Parkersburg (41-19), #6863 Riverside (Belle) (40-0), #9709 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (59-0)
2016 Losses: #373 Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) (23-6), #704 Spring Valley (Huntington) (21-0), #704 Spring Valley (Huntington) (20-14), #2084 Washington [George] (Charleston) (34-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 94-60
Recent State Championships: 2014
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY), 8/31 Riverside (Belle), 9/8 Parkersburg, 9/15 at Cabell Midland (Ona), 9/22 at Huntington, 10/6 at Hurricane, 10/13 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley), 10/20 Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/27 South Charleston, 11/3 at Washington [George] (Charleston)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) (53.7), Spring Valley (Huntington) (33.6), Washington [George] (Charleston) (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (-9.1), Parkersburg (-8), Riverside (Belle) (9.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4 (23.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1946
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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