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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Sam Sellers
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Young Talent Returning, Dual-Threat QB, DL
Team Weaknesses: Players Must Find Confidence After Rough Season, Must Develop Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2016 National Rank: #6840
2016 State Rank: #100
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2017 National Rank: #5525
2017 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #989
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 91-60 (42-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 14.2
2016 Points Against Average: 37.3
2016 Differential: -23.1
2016 Wins: #10250 Central (Salina) (28-13)
2016 Losses: #61 Derby (56-7), #761 Goddard (52-0), #761 Goddard (42-7), #1101 Hutchinson (42-21), #2025 Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (40-14), #2874 Valley Center (27-9), #4189 Maize (28-21), #5801 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (36-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-29
Recent State Championships: 2004
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Valley Center, 9/8 Bishop Carroll (Wichita), 9/15 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/22 at Maize, 9/29 Goddard, 10/6 at Hutchinson, 10/13 at Derby, 10/20 Central (Salina)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (54), Goddard (44), Hutchinson (29.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Salina) (-2.6), Haysville Campus (Wichita) (7.9), Maize (14.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 (29.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1160
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%