GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Aaron Brand
League: 4A I-Meck (moving from 4A MeCKa)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7
D1 PROSPECTS
Gerald Nathan Jr. 6'1" 200 Senior ILB
Damir Faison 6'2" 240 Senior WDE
Gary Williams 6'3" 220 Senior TE
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeremiah Hall 6'3" 220 Senior TE
Kingsley Ifedi 6'3" 210 Senior QB
Nate Jones 6'4" 220 Senior OLB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 46.8
2016 National Rank: #393
2016 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 41.8
2017 National Rank: #630
2017 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1388
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 100-78 [101-77 on the field] (57-32 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 46.8
2016 Points Against Average: 22
2016 Differential: +24.8
2016 Wins: #448 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (50-49), #561 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (38-21), #1061 Myers Park (Charlotte) (41-38), #1357 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (20-16), #1460 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (41-17), #2127 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (61-24), #3134 Providence (Charlotte) (63-21), #5459 Independence (Charlotte) (52-14), #5725 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (48-7), #5926 Washington [George] (Danville, VA) (48-7), #6159 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (53-7), #7329 James Island (Charleston, SC) (77-28), #8014 Hopewell (Huntersville) (75-8)
2016 Losses: #150 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (49-14), #1684 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (24-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 97-84
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 4A MeCKa), 2005 (ME-CA 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/19 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 8/25 Monroe, 9/1 at Rocky River (Mint Hill), 9/15 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/22 Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 9/29 Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/6 at Mooresville, 10/13 West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/20 Lake Norman (Mooresville), 10/27 at North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 11/3 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Monroe (38.2), Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (37.4), Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (0.8), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (1.1), Rocky River (Mint Hill) (5.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7 (29.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1873
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%
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