GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Todd Moebes
League: 5A Region I District 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #34
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Myller Royals 6'4" 175 Senior WR 4.5
Tyrees Whitfield 5'8" 190 Senior RB 4.5
Justin Wright 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.75
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Returners, Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: OL/Secondary Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2016 National Rank: #526
2016 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2017 National Rank: #776
2017 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 34.7
Dynasty National Rank: #466
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 97-69 (46-28 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.8
2016 Points Against Average: 27.3
2016 Differential: +8.5
2016 Wins: #536 Monterey (Lubbock) (24-17), #742 Cooper (Lubbock) (26-13), #1491 Dumas (37-14), #1557 Frenship (Wolfforth) (28-25), #2462 Canutillo (55-23), #4721 Keller (30-14), #4961 Lubbock (69-0), #5459 Lake View (San Angelo) (69-13)
2016 Losses: #47 Aledo (56-35), #129 Abilene (55-38), #418 Bowie (Austin) (24-21), #602 Coronado (Lubbock) (40-27), #716 Grapevine (61-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 107-49
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 3), 2009 (4A Region I District 4), 2003 (5A Region I District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Keller, 9/8 Grapevine, 9/15 Abilene, 9/22 Frenship (Wolfforth), 9/29 at Bowie (Austin), 10/13 at Monterey (Lubbock), 10/20 Cooper (Lubbock), 10/26 at Lubbock, 11/3 at Lake View (San Angelo), 11/9 Coronado (Lubbock)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Coronado (Lubbock) (51.1), Abilene (46), Monterey (Lubbock) (42.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Keller (3.2), Lubbock (14), Lake View (San Angelo) (17.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.8 (37.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #506
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%