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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Royal Blue/Orange
Coach: Jim Baker
League: Western Wayne (moving from Western Wayne - Red)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter McDaniel 6'7" 290 Senior OL/DE 5.1
Chase McGraw 6'1" 180 Senior ATH/DB 4.8
Jay Castonguay 6'2" 220 Senior RB/OLB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: Lost Athletic Players At QB/TE

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -13.1
2017 National Rank: #9819
2017 State Rank: #389
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -24.1
2018 National Rank: #8837
2018 State Rank: #339
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11276
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 40-96 (24-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 16.4
2017 Points Against Average: 31.8
2017 Differential: -15.4
2017 Wins: #9992 Robichaud (Dearborn Heights) (28-14), #12336 North Farmington (Farmington Hills) (19-9), #12663 Clarenceville (Livonia) (44-24)
2017 Losses: #1342 Belleville (69-0), #2249 Fordson (Dearborn) (42-6), #4499 Flat Rock (35-10), #5170 Ford [Edsel] (Dearborn) (41-13), #8471 Dearborn (31-21), #8773 Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) (21-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 44-43
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/13/17 Clarenceville (Livonia) (44-24), 10/20/17 North Farmington (Farmington Hills) (19-9)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 Flat Rock, 8/30 Annapolis (Dearborn Heights), 9/7 at Redford Union (Redford), 9/14 Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford), 9/21 at Crestwood (Dearborn Heights), 9/28 at Romulus, 10/5 Clarenceville (Livonia), 10/12 at Robichaud (Dearborn Heights), 10/19 Huron (New Boston)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Flat Rock (-5.2), Thurston [Lee M.] (Redford) (-13.6), Romulus (-17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clarenceville (Livonia) (-53.3), Annapolis (Dearborn Heights) (-50.9), Robichaud (Dearborn Heights) (-38.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #431
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10618
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%