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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: James Trosper
League: 6A District 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Peyton Knippenberg 6'4" 305 Senior OL/DL
Matt Simpson 6'2" 195 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 Returning OL, Hard-Working Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.7
2016 National Rank: #1702
2016 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2017 National Rank: #3006
2017 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2510
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 91-67 (37-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.3
2016 Points Against Average: 16.8
2016 Differential: +17.5
2016 Wins: #1924 Cooper (Union) (18-7), #4377 Dixie Heights (Edgewood) (40-8), #4377 Campbell County (Alexandria) (44-0), #5120 Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (27-14), #6025 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (39-8), #6429 Boone County (Florence) (36-7), #7488 Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (34-14), #9747 Mason County (Maysville) (40-8), #10535 Scott (Covington) (60-8)
2016 Losses: #522 Scott County (Georgetown) (46-19), #577 Ryle (Union) (42-28), #843 Kenton [Simon] (Independence) (39-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-71
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A District 5), 2004 (4A District 6), 2003 (4A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Boone County (Florence), 9/1 Kenton [Simon] (Independence), 9/8 at Scott (Covington), 9/15 at Dixie Heights (Edgewood), 9/22 Newport Central Catholic (Newport), 10/6 Campbell County (Alexandria), 10/20 Cooper (Union), 10/27 at Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kenton [Simon] (Independence) (34.4), Cooper (Union) (17.9), Campbell County (Alexandria) (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Covington) (-3.6), Boone County (Florence) (-3.5), Dixie Heights (Edgewood) (6.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (18.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4403
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%