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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rudy Rangel
League: 5A Region II District 14
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #54

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jemel Jones 5'10" 195 Senior QB 4.5
Jaxon Gibbs 6'0" 190 Senior ATH 4.4
Peter Kimani 6'4" 240 Senior OL/DT 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Jinning 6'1" 180 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Straight Playoff Appearances, Extremely Athletic, Versatile QB
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2016 National Rank: #2183
2016 State Rank: #268
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.1
2017 National Rank: #1499
2017 State Rank: #194
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3047
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 59-87 (37-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.2
2016 Points Against Average: 30.8
2016 Differential: +7.4
2016 Wins: #2229 Frisco (38-14), #3186 McKinney North (McKinney) (30-24), #3521 Lake Dallas (Corinth) (65-42), #4213 Little Elm (42-35), #5120 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (31-18), #6890 Creekview (Carrollton) (35-14), #7450 Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton) (55-21), #8386 Smith [Newman] (Carrollton) (55-13)
2016 Losses: #458 Wylie East (Wylie) (56-28), #1296 Denton (35-29), #1851 Prosper (56-31), #2398 Everman (41-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at North Crowley (Fort Worth), 9/8 Everman, 9/15 Denton, 9/29 McKinney North (McKinney), 10/6 at Little Elm, 10/13 at Creekview (Carrollton), 10/20 Lake Dallas (Corinth), 10/27 at Prosper, 11/3 Smith [Newman] (Carrollton), 11/9 at Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Prosper (33.7), McKinney North (McKinney) (28.2), Everman (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Creekview (Carrollton) (-2.8), Turner [R. L.] (Carrollton) (3.9), Smith [Newman] (Carrollton) (5.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (22.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2586
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%